LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday that Boeing (NYSE:BA) BA.N is undermining its relationship with Britain by its behaviour in a dispute with Canadian rival Bombardier BBDb.TO that has put 4,200 jobs at risk in Northern Ireland.
"What I would say in relation to Boeing is that of course we have a long term partnership with Boeing in various aspects of government and this is not the sort of behaviour we expect form a long term partner and it undermines that partnership," May said when answering a question at a Bank of England event.
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday imposed a 220-percent duty on Bombardier's CSeries jets, whose wings are made at a plant in Belfast, following a complaint by Boeing which accuses Canada of unfairly subsidising Bombardier.