Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"The refurbishment of St Pancras..........yes but that's around for 50-100 years - half a million sounds an awful lot for a trip to me.
It sounds a lot to me too, as I said, but it is our foreign secretary
and our defence secretary, who are discussing and negotiating "
economic, security and technology interests as well as standing up against malign aggressors"*; agreements which could easily last 50 years.
"Ministers will discuss security and defence capability, building on AUKUS, and commit to tackling state and hybrid threats and jointly supporting maritime security.The visit comes in the face of growing aggression from Russia, which is waging to destabilise and threaten its sovereign neighbour Ukraine, and increasing threats in the Indo-Pacific.
It also comes during crucial days for the Tongan relief effort, as the UK works urgently with Australian and New Zealand counterparts to support those affected."*
Sounds pretty important to me.
* both from Gov.UK