Opinion: Brexit will put military focus under the microscope
At the Munich Security conference, Prime Minister Teresa May sought to set out how the UK Government wished to develop its security partnership with the European Union after Brexit in 2019.
In a keynote speech aimed at setting out the nature of the relationship, she sought to reassure European allies that even though the UK was leaving the EU, it was not walking away from the shared security interests that both parties have.
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