I'm sure the board of BAe will try and sell this to the country as a great opportunity for the population of Preston and Blackpool to relocate to warmer climes or a dole queue.
It will be another great boon for the UK aerospace industry just like selling the 125 production line to the US, closing the 146 down (didn't that boost employment?) and becoming the wing assembly centre of excellence......a success for sales of imported rivets but doing stuff all else for UK Aerospace PLC.