The relationship between the UK and France was one of the most conspicuous casualties of the Brexit process. So there will have been big sighs of relief in Downing Street at the evident success of Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK and the summit that followed.
The French president took a full three days out of his schedule to spend in this country – that is a long time by today’s standards. Ceremonial Britain, for its part, pulled out all the stops.
