Anthony Albanese has issued yet another assurance Australia's nuclear submarine deal with the US and Britain will move forward after meeting his UK counterpart in London.

The touring prime minister said his Downing Street chat with Sir Keir Starmer was a chance to discuss the "strongly building" support for AUKUS between the two allies.

He refused to be drawn on the position of US President Donald Trump on the pact, which aims to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the 2030s to counter Chinese ambitions in the Pacific.

Senior Pentagon policy official and AUKUS critic Elbridge Colby is currently undertaking a review of the agreement.

Asked if his meeting with Sir Keir gave him further confidence AUKUS would proceed, Mr Albanese said he had always been confident

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