speak about the bbc s independence. at the moment, at least richard sharp is holding that task. let s go back to the united states holding that task. let s go back to the united states where holding that task. let s go back to j the united states where president biden is meeting his british and australian counterparts in defence talks in regards to chinese in the indo pacific region. is president biden moving some words a meeting in the pacs known as which was see sure they re supplied with nuclear submarines. the discussions, as uk announces it will increase defence spending by es announces it will increase defence spending by £5 billion over the next two years. in san diego what the root british prime minister rishi sunak has been discussing the talks with our political editor chris mason stopped premise or, is china