Originally Posted by
Hilife
Why a minimum of 3?
Was it not the intention of the IPT to down-select to 2 in the coming months anyway, so surely UKAR withdrawing has made the decision process easier.
The problem is that the IPT hasn't made the decision, it's been made for them, making the process more likely to end up with the best of a bad lot. More like "This is what you're gonna get", rather than "This is what we want".