huh? even the official UK Forces News youtube channel dedicated an entire episode to how hollowed out UK defense spending is at present
when Queen Liz set out to sea, half of the planes on her deck were F35s from (and staffed by) the US Marines...afaik the UK cannot provide full air wings for their own carriers
1. Consistently maintains a >2% of GDP military budget, and
2. Is capable of acting independently (albeit less effectively than part of NATO).
It's also one of those countries reasonably able to defend itself without the US.