it this be eurofighter typhoonjet into the 20 20s.t does extend the manufacturing programme for the typhoon jet being made by the ae. it's good news for them but will not necessarily save jobs. does this deal have a wider significance? qatar is in the middle ofa significance? qatar is in the middle of a blockade led by its neighbours. they have accused qatar of supporting terrorism, a claim it flatly denies, but it means that flights cannot get into qatar on other countries. i am guessing that qatar hoped that by signing such a huge deal with the uk government, £6 billion, to support british jobs, that it will at least curry favour with london and the foreign office when it comes to this battle versus the saudis on this issue. we don't know what will come of that, but we certainly welcome the jobs bit for the uk. the chair of kings college hospital, lord robert kerslake, has resigned, citing government policy as a reason. he said he was stepping down from his post because the government and regulators were not stepping up to the chall