LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will continue to work with the United States on regional security in the Middle East and will deepen relations with Washington on intelligence and defence matters, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday.
Asked about the mistaken disclosure to a journalist of a conversation about U.S. military action against Houthi targets, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government was confident any communication of British intelligence with the U.S. would not be leaked.
“The U.S. is our closest ally when it comes to matters of intelligence and defence … We will continue to build on the very strong relationship we already have with the U.S. on defence and security matters,” the spokesperson told reporters, declining to comment directly on the specific story.
“We work with the United States incredibly closely on all matters in relation to defence and security … We will continue to work with the U.S. on regional security.”
(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill, writing by Elizabeth Piper; editing by Sarah Young)
