Enda Brady: UK correspondent on the UK and Germany signing a defence treaty - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will welcome Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, to the UK to sign a new bilateral defence treaty.

The treaty promises tighter action on smuggling gangs, expanded defence exports and closer industrial ties between both regions.

UK correspondent Enda Brady says this treaty sends a clear message to Russia amid escalating global tensions.

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