Andrew was quoted in the Mail Online, about The French offer to lend the Royal Navy some amphibious landing craft:
"The British and French navies, as close allies have cooperated for many years and I'm sure their offer comes in good faith.
But it really does stick in the craw."
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"To see the Royal Navy, once the most powerful and feared navy in the world, begging and borrowing from our neighbours across the Channel would be a national embarrassment and would demean us in the eyes of our allies and partners."
'I hope the Government can put this to bed once and for all and guarantee the future of our amphibious capability, independent of other nations.'
Read the full article on the link below:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/…/France-offers-LEND-UK-amphibio…