UK insists relations with France are ‘rock solid’ after Aukus defence pact

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Boris Johnson has dismissed suggestions that the Aukus pact may have damaged the UK’s relationship with France. He said the UK stood ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ with the French, and the military relationship between the two countries remained ‘rock solid’. Meanwhile Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, has said he understands why the French are angry about the Aukus deal but the UK did not ‘go fishing’ to snatch the contract away from France

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