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Trump’s war secretary tears into UK’s lack of defence plan as Dan Jarvis arrives at Nato summit empty-handed

The Independent

June 18, 2026

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Trump’s war secretary tears into UK’s lack of defence plan as Dan Jarvis arrives at Nato summit empty-handed

Pete Hegseth has announced there will be a review of US forces in Europe as he says the era of other countries ‘free riding’ on the US is over

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