'Pretty shabby way to treat an ally': Fiery moment Allison Langdon clashes with Scott Morrison for 'blindsiding' France with its nuclear deal - as he blasts her for calling it a ‘$2billion mistake’ Today show co-host hit out at Morrison government for 'blindsiding' France Nuclear deal mean scrapping of $90billion agreement with French company Reports have claimed the French were not consulted on the change of plan EU official claimed he only found out about the deal in the Australian media 'Pretty shabby way to treat an ally,' Langdon said of the abandoned deal By Charlie Coë For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:32 BST, 16 September 2021 | Updated: 23:34 BST, 16 September 2021 Viewcomments Allison Langdon has clashed with Scott Morrison for 'blindsiding' France with its new nuclear deal with the US and the UK - as he hit back at her claims the alliance was a '$2billion mistake'. The prime minister announced on Thursday a plan to build nuclear-powered submarines as part of the historic AUKUS security pact with the UK and the US. The deal means the federal government will scrap a $90billion deal to build 12 conventional submarines with French-based company Naval Group. The Today show co-host said letting the French find out about the change of plan on a news site was a 'pretty shabby way' to treat one of Australia's closest allies. Scott Morrison with French president Emmanuel Macron. The Morrison government has been accused of 'blindsiding' France with its secret nuclear alliance 'We just heard from the French and they claim they were blindsided - that they read about it on an Australian news site,' she said on Friday morning. 'Pretty shabby way to treat an ally.' The EU's high representative for foreign affairs Josep Borrell claims he wasn't consulted on plans to terminate the deal, nor was he aware of the landmark tripartite alliance. The cost of abandoning the deal with Naval Group is estimated at $2.4billion, but Mr Morrison hit back at Langdon labelling the decision a '$2billion' mistake. 'I don't see it like that Ally,' he responded abruptly. 'The decision that was taken in 2016 was those were the best submarines we could get access to. 'But now we can go further. This has helped us to get to where we are today and it will help us with the project ahead.' Mr Morrison said reports that the French weren't told about the deal were untrue and that he, Defence Minister Peter Dutton and Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne had all informed their French counterparts about the change of plan. 'There had been an ongoing process for some months and it began with the dinner I had with [French] President Macron back in late June,' the prime minister said. Allison Langdon said letting the French find out about the change of plan on a news site was a 'pretty shabby way' to treat one of Australia's closest allies French contractor Naval Group overnight expressed 'major disappointment' over the federal government's decision to abandon the deal to build 12 conventional submarines with the French-based company. In a statement, Naval Group confirmed the federal government had decided not to continue with the next phase of the Attack Class program which was also based in Adelaide. 'This is a major disappointment for Naval Group, which was offering Australia a regionally superior conventional submarine with exceptional performances,' the company said. 'Naval Group was also offering Australia a sovereign submarine capability making unrivalled commitments in terms of technology transfer, jobs and local content.' The company said its teams in both France and Australia, as well as its partners, had given their best and had delivered on all their commitments over the past five years. It said analysis of the consequences of the Australian decision would be conducted with the commonwealth in the coming days. Under the terms of the Naval Group deal, construction work on the first of the Attack Class submarines had been expected to start in the next few years with the first of the subs scheduled to enter service in the early 2030s. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility