UK and Norway sign defence pact to hunt Russian submarines

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Store outside Downing Street (Alastair Grant/PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK and Norway have signed a defence pact that will see their navies operate a combined fleet of warships to hunt Russian submarines.

The deal, which the Government said was the “first of its kind”, is aimed at protecting critical undersea cables, which the UK and its Nato allies believe are under increasing threat from Moscow.