Keir Starmer plans anti-terror style crackdown on small boats – and more EU co-operation after Brexit September 14, 2023 Sir Keir Starmer insisted closer cooperation was needed with the European Union (EU) on the small boats crisis in the face of claims he would hand control of immigration policy back to Brussels. The Labour leader indicated he could be prepared to do a deal with Brussels which would see the UK take a quota [...]
France’s Macron set to meet Starmer as Labour bids to boost global standing September 13, 2023 Emmanuel Macron is reportedly set to host Sir Keir Starmer next week for a meeting in Paris, as the Labour leader seeks to boost his international standing ahead of the next general election. Labour has not yet confirmed reports that Sir Keir and the French President will meet, after reports that a meeting in the [...]
Sunak and Macron strike deal: Britain to pay France £500m in bid stop small boat Channel crossings March 10, 2023 Britain will pay France nearly half a billion pounds over the next three years to step up efforts to prevent small boats from crossing the Channel, Rishi Sunak has announced. The Prime Minister committed to sending Paris £478 million (541 million euro) to fund a new detention centre in France and hundreds of extra French [...]
Friendly competition: Macron and Sunak joke ahead of England-France game December 10, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have shared a few jokes on Twitter ahead of tonight’s England-France game. Macron said he was looking forward to tonight’s game, asking the PM whether he would wish France good luck in the semi-final, if Les Bleus were to beat England later today. “Dear Rishi [...]
Macron on Musk: EU officials raise concerns over Twitter December 1, 2022 Top European officials have warned Elon Musk to play by its rules as concerns around hate speech and disinformation amplify. EU commissioner for digital policy Thierry Breton told the new social media owner that he would need to boost efforts to protect users. The bloc recently introduced the Digital Services Act, which is due to come into force next year and aims [...]
Boris Johnson should take a lesson from Emmanuel Macron to boost UK’s economic growth May 23, 2022 Boris Johnson should follow in the footsteps of Emmanuel Macron by ensuring Britain is made a “natural home for investors,” the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has said. In launching a new 10-point manifesto to boost Britain’s economic growth, the CPS published new researching showing investors are worried about the UK’s trajectory and concerned about [...]
France’s presidential fight between Macron and Le Pen enters final hours: ‘It’s a choice between cholera and ebola today’ April 24, 2022 Emmanuel Macron is in pole position to win re-election in France’s presidential runoff today, but his lead over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen depends on how many voters decide to stay at home. A victory in today’s run-off vote would make Macron the first French president in 20 years to win a second term. [...]
Macron has not spoken to Putin since the Bucha massacre April 20, 2022 France’s president Emmanuel Macron has not spoken to Vladimir Putin since the massacre in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The politician, who is seeking re-election, was heavily criticised for engaging with the Kremlin, speaking to its leader 18 times since December. “Since the massacres we have discovered in Bucha and in other towns, the war [...]
Macron calls for cap on ‘shocking’ exec pay as French president faces election battle with Le Pen April 16, 2022 Emmanuel Macron has called for a cap on blockbuster executive pay, in his campaign to be re-elected president of France. Macron said a €19m pay packet for the boss of carmarker Stellantis was “shocking and excessive,” as he makes his case in the run-up to the final vote for the French presidency. The politician is [...]
French Election 2022: Le Pen backs ‘rapprochement between Nato and Russia’ April 14, 2022 French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen has committed to a “rapprochement between Nato and Russia” if she gets elected. The right-wing candidate, who is facing off against incumbent Emmanuel Macron on 24 April, made her comments after a poll showed her as being on 47 per cent, to her rival’s 53. She said at a [...]