Aukus submarine deal: Australia expected to choose UK design, sources say
by Kiran Stacey and Dan Sabbagh from World news | The Guardian on (#69KEE)
Rishi Sunak said to have been buzzing' about result of 18-month negotiations, part of Aukus defence pact with US
An enthusiastic Rishi Sunak has told ministers to expect a positive outcome next week when he travels to San Diego to unveil a deal to supply nuclear-powered submarines to Australia as part of the Aukus pact with the US.
Multiple sources said they believed the UK had succeeded in its bid to sell British-designed nuclear submarines to Australia, a deal that will safeguard the long-term future of the shipyard at Barrow-in-Furness.
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