...and no the P-8 was never under threat.
Perhaps
the P8 remains on schedule might be a little less susceptible to the foibles of fate and circumstance ???
Given the UK departure down the road less traveled, I would have thought pretty much anything the Government spends its (our?) money on just now is under some sort of threat.
I hear on good authority the PM has swapped out the chocolate hobnobs for Lidl's own brand rich tea at cabinet meetings these days.