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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Backlash as French ministers wrap up warm to set energy example

Élisabeth Borne, Emmanuel Macron and the Olympics minister, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, at a meeting at the Élysée Palace on Thursday
Élisabeth Borne, Emmanuel Macron and the Olympics minister, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, at a meeting at the Élysée Palace on Thursday. Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters

French ministers have been photographed in puffer jackets and polo necks instead of suits, in an attempt to set an example on wrapping up warm as the nation struggles to afford heating this winter.

But political opponents attacked the government’s winter wardrobe messaging as nannying and out of touch with people’s struggles over the energy crisis and cost of living.

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