British Prime Minister Theresa May | WPA pool photo by Dan Kitwood via Getty Images Britain will continue to share intelligence with Trump, says Theresa May The prime minister expressed confidence in security cooperation with Washington, despite Donald Trump’s decision to share sensitive material with Russia.

LONDON — Britain will continue to share intelligence with the United States and has confidence in the "special relationship," Theresa May said Wednesday, following allegations that U.S. President Donald Trump shared intelligence with two Russian diplomats.

Speaking at a press conference at Canary Wharf in London's Docklands, the British prime minister said the links between the U.S. and the U.K. help to "keep us all safer."

Her comments come as U.S. diplomats are dealing with the fallout from Trump's decision to share highly sensitive information about an Islamic State threat with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during an Oval Office visit last week. The intelligence had been gathered by Israeli intelligence and shared with the Americans.

Trump's aides defended Trump’s conversation with Russian officials about allegedly classified information as “wholly appropriate” Tuesday.

Asked if she had confidence in the U.S. president, May said Britain's "special relationship" with the United States was the "most important defense and security relationship" it had around the world.

May added that decisions about what Trump discussed with anybody were "a matter for President Trump," adding that Britain would continue to work with and share intelligence with the U.S., highlighting the key threat of terrorism from organizations like ISIS and Al Qaeda.

"Working with the U.S. and others to deal with the terrorist threat is an important part of maintaining our national security, and we will continue to do so," she added.