‘Donnez-moi un break’: Johnson deepens rift with France over defence deal
by Heather Stewart Political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5PW7Q)
UK prime minister hits out after Paris reacted with fury to announcement of defence pact
Boris Johnson has reopened the rift with Paris over the Aukus defence and security deal, urging the French to prenez un grip about this and donnez-moi un break", after he and Joe Biden discussed deepening the pact.
The prime minister was speaking in Washington, where he attended a dinner on Tuesday evening with the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, after meeting the US president at the White House.
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