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It comes as Downing Street announced a new defence partnership with the US and Australia as Western allies look to keep a check on China’s growing power in the Indo-Pacific. In a joint statement on Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed the creation of a “new trilateral defence partnership”.
Mr Johnson said the alliance, known by its acronym Aukus, would work “hand-in-glove to preserve security and stability in the Indo-Pacific”.
But on the same day, the French President announced he would use France’s six-month rotating presidency to champion a bolstering of the bloc’s military capabilities.
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen will host a summit of EU leaders next year to discuss the issue.
She added last night: “The good news is that over the past years, we have started to develop a European defence ecosystem.
“In the last weeks, there have been many discussions on expeditionary forces.
“On what type and how many we need: battlegroups or EU entry forces.”
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British As Folk star Ivo Graham said he steered clear of discussing Brexit on the travel programme in order to avoid accusations of lecturing people.
The Dave series sees Graham and fellow comedians Fern Brady and Darren Harriott driving around the country exploring modern British life.
The first episode aired this week and featured the trio travelling to Leicester.
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