hold up about south china sea. obviously the main nation that this has caused an uproar with this china itself who have accused this as being deeply irresponsible. they have also accused this intensifying arms race, citing a cold war mentality as well, but as we heard there as well, also caused some diplomatic tensions abets cause her to home, not least read france, and this is because this deal means that a deal that france had had with australia for a $50 billion deal to build 12 new some brains has now been called after him something that france has referred to as a stab in the back. the eu have also said that they weren t aware of this alliance. so closer to home, some tensions building there as well. in response today, numberten building there as well. in response today, number ten have denied that they have damaged relations with france, citing long standing defence and security relationships of france as well. they also said they haven t attended this alliance to be adversarial
saying that i was getting dismissed on the 10th of november. so i m just waiting for the 10th of november. and i m sticking till the end, i m not walking away right now. i told them that, you know, i don t want them that, you know, i don t want the vaccine, but i may do in the future. a diplomatic row has broken out over a new defence and security partnership between the uk, the us, and australia. the deal will deliver nuclear powered submarines to the australian navy as a way to counter increasing pressure from china. beijing has condemned the pact as extremely irresponsible . here s our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. britain is making its mark in the pacific. the royal navy s new aircraft carrier s been flying the flag there, on exercise with the us and allies proof of the increasing importance of the region, and the focus for this new defence agreement.
as a precaution. harsh reaction today over a new security partnership we telling you about last night between the u.s., britain and australia. france s foreign minister calls it a, quote, stab in the back for excluding his country. the deal helps australia deploy nuclear powered submarines. country had signed a $40 billion deal with a french company for submarine construction. and in thailand a new way to grow a business when business is bad. fleets of idle taxis are converted to roof top vegetable gardens, drives who have lost wages due to the covid crisis say it s a way to bring attention to their plight as well as feed their families. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we ll be right back. this broker is your man. let s open your binders to page 188. uh carl, are there different planning options in here? options? plans we can build on our own, or with help from a financial consultant?
who haven t heard yet and haven t been called for their third dose and that is creating anxiety. nhs england says people who are immunosuppressed have started to receive a third dose and all those eligible will be contacted soon. meanwhile the booster campaign is due to be rolled out more widely across england, scotland and wales next week and later this month in northern ireland. katharine da costa, bbc news. a diplomatic row has broken out following the announcement of a new security and defence partnership between the uk, the us and australia. the prime minister says the deal isn t intended to be adversarial towards any other power, but china has called the pact extremely irresponsible , and france says the decision to scrap its submarine deal with australia is a stab in the back . 0ur security correspondent frank gardner reports.
will boost britain s defence industry and create jobs. but this wider defence pact has already angered both an ally in france and a powerful rival in the region. france, which had hoped to build the submarines, has called the deal a stab in the back . but china sees it as more of a threat. translation: cooperation between the united states, the uk, and australia over nuclear submarines has seriously undermined regional peace and stability, intensified the arms race, and undermined international nuclear non proliferation efforts. the us might have led the exit from afghanistan, but this agreement shows it s not turning its back on china s growing influence in the pacific. jonathan beale, bbc news. one perhaps unintended consequence of the aukus deal as it s being called is the strain it s put on relations between the us and france. they re both senior members of nato