‘Not going to cop sledging’: Scott Morrison hits back at Macron in row over submarine deal
by Katharine Murphy in Glasgow from on (#5RCK7)
Prime minister gives details of contract talks after French president accuses him of lying about plans to cancel $90bn deal
Scott Morrison has hit back against an extraordinary accusation from the French president that Australia's prime minister lied to him over an abandoned $90bn submarine contract, declaring he will not cop sledging" about Australia's integrity.
Speaking to reporters in Glasgow where he is attending the UN climate conference Cop26, Morrison said Emmanuel Macron was well aware that Australia was contemplating pulling out of the troubled Naval Group diesel submarine contract.
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