PMQs: Ed Davey calls for ‘urgent review’ into intelligence sharing with the United States

Ed Davey has called for the prime minister to order an “urgent review” into the current arrangements whereby the United Kingdom shares its intelligence with the United States.

The Liberal Democrat leader raised the question in reference to the revelation that an American journalist was inadvertently included in a messaging group to discuss US plans for a strike on Yemen.

Speaking at prime minister’s questions, Davey said: “After president Trump’s national security adviser accidentally added a journalist to a group chat that was discussing military action in Yemen and given, I think, all the concerns that we share about president Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin and JD Vance’s insulting disdain for Britain and our armed forces, will the prime minister make it clear that he will order an urgent review into the security of the intelligence that we share with the United States?”

Keir Starmer responded: “We work with the United States on a daily basis, and I think the honourable gentleman would like to think of himself as sort of reasonable…

“But unpicking our relations with the US on defence and security is neither responsible nor serious.”

Politics.co.uk is the UK’s leading digital-only political website. Subscribe to our daily newsletter for all the latest news and analysis.