US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
If the UK does decide to give Huawei a role in building the country's 5G network, will it irreparably damage Britain's "special relationship" with the US?
Professor Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director of the Royal United Services Institute, doesn't think so.
"When the dust settles, I find it very hard to believe that the US would want to cut off its access to UK-generated intelligence as a response to a decision of this nature. I don't take that threat very seriously."
He said it was in both countries' best interest to reach an agreement on the issue.
"The US could declare victory in this and make it clear that maybe the UK hasn't gone all the way in meeting American concerns but it has gone a long way to doing so," he said.
"We know that the Trump administration's bargaining style is to ask for the earth and then declare victory when they get only part of the cake."
US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson