That may well be, however he isn’t going to piss the Saudis off by given the new IR from preventing Saudi PIF ownership of NUFC wherever they choose to invest in the the North or even the South for that matter.
Also the French who have a huge armament industry. This pie chart gives you an idea of Saudi/Gulf region spending in arms and what it could mean for the UK.
I’m sure in any decisions the government consider for the new IR they’ll always factor in the massive Saudi and Gulf region investment and spending in the UK whether people like it or not.