The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Macron

Voices: Now, Starmer the statesman needs to up his game at home

COMMENT: It’s the eternal puzzle of Keir Starmer’s premiership, one that has been brought to light again by Emmanuel Macron’s state visit: how can the PM perform so well on an international stage but so badly on the domestic front? Andrew Grice thinks he has the answer

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

King Charles and President Macron share touching moment after French leader’s visit

The two men clasped hands for a remarkable 28 seconds upon their departure

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Charles bids farewell to President Macron during touching goodbye

The King and Queen hosted the French president and his wife at their start of their three-day state visit.

Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2025

Starmer and Macron hold crunch talks in joint bid to halt small boats

IN FULL

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Too late to stop small boats once people arrive in Calais, says UN migration chief

More orderly migration would ease crisis, says Amy Pope as UK and France prepare to announce plan to block crossings

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025

Winking Macron clinks glasses with royals at dazzling Windsor Castle state banquet

The president was joined by the likes of Mick Jagger and Elton John at the star-studded dinner hosted by the King

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Will Macron help Starmer to tackle the small boats issue? The prime minister shouldn’t get his hopes up

NEWS ANALYSIS: Starmer, like his predecessors, has struggled to tackle the issue of small boat crossings, but the prime minister is unlikely to get the help he needs from Emmanuel Macron to stop them, says David Maddox

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Starmer and Macron agree that ‘new deterrent’ needed to stop small boats, No 10 says – as it happened

Starmer and Macron are due to attend a more formal summit tomorrow

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025

Kate stuns in Givenchy gown at first royal state banquet since cancer treatment

The Princess of Wales stunned at her first state banquet in nearly two years, wearing a dark red silk creponne Givenchy evening gown on Tuesday evening (8 July).

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Starmer and Macron to hold Downing Street talks amid push for French help on small boats

The prime minister is facing a fight to salvage his much-vaunted ‘one in, one out’ deal with France to return illegal migrants

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025