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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

US should judge UK on its actions in Gulf, not on Trump’s social posts, says defence secretary

John Healey speaking at a conference.
John Healey, the UK defence secretary, says UK’s recent efforts in Gulf ‘spoke for themselves’. Photograph: Yui Mok/Reuters

The UK’s actions in the Gulf should be the basis for any US judgment of the country’s value rather than Donald Trump’s social media posts, Britain’s defence secretary has said.

Speaking at a conference in London, John Healey said the UK’s recent efforts “spoke for themselves”, as Keir Starmer flew home after a trip that included discussing how to keep the strait of Hormuz open with Donald Trump, as well as meeting leaders in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

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