Macron, Keir Starmer and Migrant Deal
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PARIS, France — French President Emmanuel Macron declares July 12 a French day of national commemoration for Alfred Dreyfus, a French army captain wrongly convicted of treason in 1894 in a notorious act of antisemitism.
It boils down to this - how do Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron make the case for what they see as the virtues of patience, nuance, subtleties and trade-offs in an era of growing impatience at the perceived repeated failures of those in high office?
LONDON (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Britain to stick close to its neighbors despite its exit from the European Union, saying France and the U.K. will “save Europe” by standing for democracy, law and international order in a dangerous world.
Kate Middleton and French President Emmanuel Macron were seatmates for a state banquet on July 8, and they shared several friendly moments during the posh, star-studded event.
They didn’t fix the migrant crisis, at least once you dig into the small print. They didn’t end the war in Ukraine, and neither did they find a way to significantly increase trade or investment between the two countries.
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Pomp, pageantry and politesse greet French President Macron in display of British royals’ soft power
The French Tricolor and Britain’s Union flag hang from the standards near Windsor Castle. The carriages are primed, the tiaras polished.
PARIS (Reuters) -Record illegal migrant crossings across the English Channel this year showed Brexit had failed to deliver on a British promise of tighter border controls, said French President Emmanuel Macron, adding that British people had been 'sold a lie.'
Macron is being introduced by House of Commons Speaker Linsday Hoyle, who says the shared history between the UK and France "goes back 900 years". Hoyle says they have fought "side by side", and goes on to discuss the UK and France's deep partnership and co-operation.