The UK is “all in” on overcoming barriers to fully implementing the Aukus security partnership with the United States and Australia , John Healey has said following positive talks in the US.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said all three countries had committed to delivering the agreement after the Defence Secretary met US secretary of war Pete Hegseth and Australian defence minister Richard Marles at the Pentagon.

Aukus was formed in 2021 to deepen cooperation on security and defence, with a focus on helping Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines and developing advanced military technologies.

The US recently concluded a review of the Aukus agreement aimed at ensuring “its long-term success” and “alignment with the President’s ‘America First’ agenda”, raising doubts about

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