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They discussed the recent US election and the importance of the transatlantic bond to security. Secretary General Stoltenberg relayed his recent conversation with President-elect Trump, in which they had agreed on the enduring importance of NATO.

The Prime Minister and Secretary General Stoltenberg spoke about the importance of NATO members meeting the 2 per cent commitment and agreed to continue to encourage allies to increase defence spending.

The UK government’s decision to focus on infrastructure spending means that the Welsh Government’s budget will increase by more than £400 million through to 2020-21, giving it even greater spending power to boost productivity and promote growth in Wales. This is in addition to the £500 million the Welsh Government will be able to borrow to invest from 2018.

Today we publish our strategy for addressing productivity barriers in the Northern Powerhouse; and give the go ahead today to a programme of major roads schemes in the north.

Our priority is to build a national consensus around our exit from the EU. We have already started a wide-ranging programme of engagement, listening to organisations, institutions and companies in as many sectors as possible to establish their priorities and understand their concerns, and also to hear what they think the opportunities are.