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....The UK Space Agency would lead a group to develop options for the new satellite system which would be a commercial rival to both Galileo and GPS, a No 10 source said. It would receive the same level of funding currently being spent on the UK contribution to the EU programme. It would use Britain’s overseas territories and crown dependencies to provide the necessary global terrestrial infrastructure — raising questions about where Galileo equipment, currently slated for the same locations, would be sited.
Since the EU is dependent on using "British overseas territories and crown dependencies" for Galileo, could the UK not hold those locations hostage as bargaining chips to get Brussels to "play nice" with Galileo?