I disagree. The Tories won't be soft-hearted about labour's political decisions for big ticket options that buy jobs in Labour constituencies.
What does that mean in reality?
Cheaper off the shelf options, eg, more
Js instead of A400M.
I doubt the kit will be any worse than we have at the moment. For sure Fox will be looking to make savings, but I was chatting with someone close to procurement decision making the other week. He stated clearly that buying carriers was a purely political decision. Meanwhile MoD had been ordered to identify £3Bn in savings on desperately needed frontline equipment-in a matter of days.
Labour have been a disaster. Don't be too hard on the Tories-YET!