UK will build own satellite system if frozen out of EU's Galileo – chancellor

Philip Hammond says UK to 'go it alone' after Brexit if Brussels carries out access threat

The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has warned that the UK will build its own satellite navigation system to rival the European Union's a10bn (9bn) Galileo project if Brussels carries out its threat to block access.

The European commission has cited legal issues about sharing sensitive information with a non-member state to justify its decision to shut British firms out of the project. The EU has also said it will restrict access to encrypted signals from Galileo.