Mike Pompeo warns UK special relationship is under threat

US Secretary of State says military investment is key to cross-Atlantic relations

Mike Pompeo
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The US Secretary of State has warned that the so-called “special relationship” will be in jeopardy unless the UK continues to invest in its military.

During a visit to London to deliver the annual Margaret Thatcher Lecture, Mike Pompeo said: “The relationship between the US and Britain has an important military element to it.”

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