The US forced Britain to allow the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Argentina, it has been reported, amid fears over the security of the Falkland Islands.
The Biden administration agreed the deal with Argentina in 2024 – before Labour got into power.
Britain imposed a ban on exporting arms to the South American country during the Falklands War in 1982.
However Argentinian president Javier Milei said in December last year that talks had begun on changing these restrictions.
In the same month, just a few days later, Argentina took delivery of the $35million (£25.9million) per unit fighter jets, which Mr Milei described as
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