By Barbara Erling

WARSAW (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is lobbying Poland to award a multi-billion-euro submarine purchase contract to Swedish defence group Saab that may include some deals with UK defence group Babcock, sources said.

Babcock declined to comment on its possible involvement in the bid. The British government did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

Polish officials have said a decision on the “Orka” programme, a key part of Warsaw’s drive to modernise its navy and bolster NATO ties as tensions with Russia escalate, could be taken within weeks.

Saab, which makes a wide range of military equipment including fighter jets, surveillance systems, missiles and submarines, is among a handful of short-listed contenders for the contract, along with man

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