UK and US defence secretaries speak for first time since Trump took office

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Pete Hegseth, the caller US defence secretary, spoke with his British counterpart John Healey by telephone connected Friday successful their archetypal speech since taking office, Sky News tin reveal.

Two sources confirmed the speech had taken place.

The contented of the speech has yet to beryllium revealed.

London volition beryllium hoping to clasp the peculiar subject narration with Washington - a cardinal pillar of UK security. The US is besides a captious subordinate of the NATO confederation and a important spouse successful supporting Ukraine to combat Russia's invasion.

Defence spending and the shrunken size of the UK equipped forces could beryllium a constituent of friction betwixt Britain and the caller US administration, however.

Donald Trump has said helium believes his NATO allies should beryllium spending astatine slightest 5% of nationalist income connected their militaries. Sir Keir Starmer's authorities has yet to accidental by erstwhile it expects UK defence spending to inch up to 2.5% from astir 2.3%.

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