Can Britain and France put their differences behind them?
Rishi Sunak’s meeting with Emmanuel Macron could signal a new period for cross-channel relations
Six months ago, during her campaign to lead the Tory party, Liz Truss claimed not to know whether Emmanuel Macron was a “friend or foe”. Her successor as prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has no such qualms. On March 10th he will lead an eager pack of ministers up the steps into the Elysée Palace in Paris for a summit with the French president and government. With a freshly negotiated eu deal on Northern Ireland in his pocket, Mr Sunak will be hoping that this unlocks more from the French. That may be harder than he thinks.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Détente cordiale”
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