United Kingdom has stopped providing United States with information that could be used by Washington to carry out bombings against boats that, according to the Donald Trump administration, are transporting drugs. London obtains this information through its relationships with its former colonies in the region and also through its surveillance systems in the five territories it maintains sovereignty over in the Caribbean: Turks and Caicos, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Montserrat.
The decision, revealed by CNN, is based on London's belief that the bombings may violate International Law, an opinion shared by part of the opposition to President Trump and the military leadership of that country. The head of the US Southern Command, under whose jurisdiction the bombing areas fall, Admiral Alvin Hosley, will step down on December 12 due to his opposition to these actions, an event with very few precedents in the United States.
The decision by the Labour government of Keir Starmer is not without irony. The United Kingdom is part of the Five Eyes network, made up of five Anglo-Saxon powers - the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Great Britain - that share electronic information. Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, Washington has restricted the delivery of information to the other group members that they could use to assist Ukraine. In July, the National Intelligence Director, Tulsi Gabbard - known for her pro-Russian sympathies - issued an order restricting the sharing of information with the other group members.
What no one ever thought would happen is that one of the other four eyes would stop providing data to the US. Canada is handling the situation more delicately, as its Armed Forces collaborate with the US Coast Guard in the region. Ottawa has stated that its ships have not participated in the attacks or provided information that could have triggered them, but they continue to cooperate with their neighboring country in the region.