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PM Rishi Sunak has been in Germany, as part of a tour meeting European leaders.
He appeared alongside Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whom he described as his is with "freund", adding the bond between the UK and Germany was "stronger than ever".
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared in February that his country would have the "highest defence budget" in Europe, and this week Rishi Sunak has promised billions more for defence to counter threats from "an axis of authoritarian states".