A key part of Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset appeared to be unravelling on Wednesday as the Defence Secretary said the UK was willing to quit talks on a defence deal .

John Healey appeared downbeat about the chances of Britain joining the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) €150bn (£132bn) rearmament fund, telling The i Paper the UK was not willing to sign up for “any price”.

The scheme is intended to use low-interest loans to boost Europe’s arms production capacity and reduce reliance on US supplies in response to the growing threat from Russia and Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the continent. New Feature

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Healey’s remarks came as Politico revealed that the two sides are far apart as negotiations approach the 30 November de

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