UK Prime Minister Theresa May has mentioned her potential support of the recommissioning the Royal Yacht Britannia as an advertisement for Britain ’s trading potential . The yacht was decommissioned in 1997 after helping to secure £ 3bn in trade deals between 1991 and 1997 . The yacht , currently a tourist attraction in Edinburgh , could be recommissioned or a replica could be made . The move reportedly has the support of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and conservative politicians , as well as military and business leaders . Former Foreign Secretary Lord Hague wrote in The Telegraph that the funding for the recommissioning could be spread across Europe .
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has mentioned her potential approval of the recommissioning the Royal Yacht Britannia as an advertisement for Britain’s trading potential. The yacht was decommissioned in 1997 after helping to secure £3bn in trade deals between 1991 and 1995. The yacht, currently a tourist attraction in Edinburgh, could be recommissioned or a replica could be made. The move reportedly has the support of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and 20 backbenchers, as well as military and business leaders. Former Foreign Secretary Lord Hague wrote in The Telegraph that the funding for the recommissioning could be spread across Whitehall.