The special relationship between the governments may be entering a new era.
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The Defence Secretary says fears the US will withdraw from international leadership "keep me awake".
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The government is putting in place "urgent measures" to protect UK nationals amid rising tensions.
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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace pays tribute to the "selflessness" of armed forces personnel.
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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says he has had a meeting in No 10 to discuss ways to improve spending.
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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has visited Barrow today to argue that only the Conservatives can be trusted with the future of the town's shipyard.
The Labour candidate, Chris Altree, said Labour was committed to the nuclear deterrent and the shipyard, and voters were more interested in other issues..
Mr Wallace, who has been Defence Secretary since Boris Johnson entered Downing Street, said Labour might strangle the Dreadnought submarine programme "at birth" or kill it "by a thousand cuts".
Jeremy Corbyn, by his own words, does not believe in these submarines, does not believe in their use and does not believe in the nuclear deterrent."
People are talking about what's going to happen with austerity, we're talking to nurses, teachers and doctors and people are talking about a wide range of issues."
A senior commander apologises for the soldier's "appalling" tweet, and says it is "being dealt with".
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A Welsh minister says no amount of preparation can cope with the disruption the paper outlines.
Read moreDefence Secretary Ben Wallace has told the BBC's Breakfast programme the government is "on track to be fully prepared" for a no-deal Brexit at the end of October.
Frigate contract brings '2,500 British jobs'
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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace also spoke to Today about the new contract to build frigates, which he said would bring "2,500 British jobs for British workers".
"British shipbuilding can be on the up. We need to help support our yards, give them help where it's needed for productivity but also make sure thatt our orders where we can are placed in the UK to reinvigorate that sector," he said.