Liz Truss’s five biggest challenges as foreign secretary

France accuses UK of ‘opportunism’ as row over Aukus security pact grows

Liz Truss
Liz Truss on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly debate in New York on Monday
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Liz Truss faces a bumpy start to her tenure as foreign secretary as she comes face-to-face with her French counterpart amid mounting anger in Paris over the cancellation of a major nuclear submarine contract.

The newly appointed minister is heading for a “furious diplomatic confrontation” with France’s Jean-Yves Le Drian today as the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council - UK, US, France, China and Russia - meet in New York at the UN General Assembly, said The Guardian.

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