Downing Street hailed the deal as a ‘landmark defence and security partnership’, but reaction from France has been less enthusiastic.
Ministers are trying to smooth over a diplomatic row with Paris after it signed a deal with Australia that saw it renege on a multi-billion agreement with France after a major new defence pact was announced.three nations unveiled the Aukus agreement which will see a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines based in AustraliaThe move has been widely seen as a way of bolstering Western naval power in a region where China dominates militarily.
He added: ‘It was really a stab in the back. We built a relationship of trust with Australia, and this trust was betrayed.’ He told BBC Breakfast: ‘I understand France’s disappointment. They had a contract with the Australians for diesel-electrics from 2016 and the Australians have taken this decision that they want to make a change.
Boris Johnson told MPs on Thursday that the UK’s military relationship with France is ‘rock solid’ and insisted ‘we stand shoulder to shoulder with the French’ despite the row.
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