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Watch: Emmanuel Macron hits back after Liz Truss ‘jury’s out’ jibe

Emmanuel Macron has said the UK “is a friendly nation...sometimes in spite of its leaders” after Liz Truss said the “jury’s out” on the French president. The Foreign Secretary has been warned to keep Britain’s relationship with France “as close as possible” as she faces criticism for the comment, made…

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2022

Macron tells Truss: Britain and France will always be friends

Britain and its people will always be allies of France, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, after the frontrunner to be Britain's next prime minister said she had yet to decide if he was a friend or an enemy.

Reuters · Aug 26, 2022

France's Macron addresses visa issue during Algeria trip

French President Emmanuel Macron says he has agreed with his Algerian counterpart to work to combat illegal immigration while ensuring more flexible ways for the North African country’s nationals to legally come to France

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Macron announces 'renewed partnership' during Algeria visit

French President Emmanuel Macron will extend his visit to Algeria to sign a "renewed partnership" deal on Saturday with his counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune as the two seek to overcome months of tensions.

France 24 · Aug 26, 2022

Macron hits back at Truss over comment ‘jury out’ on whether he is a friend or foe

Ally claims her remarks were ‘light-hearted’

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Vichy France’s ‘biggest stain’? The August 1942 roundup, 80 years on

Six weeks after the Vél d’Hiv roundup in Paris, the Vichy regime committed another unspeakable crime by arresting some 6,000 Jews in the non-occupied zone on August 26, 1942 – an event that remains little-known in France, 80 years on.

France 24 · Aug 26, 2022

Truss says ‘jury’s out’ on whether Macron is ‘friend or foe’

The Foreign Secretary and her rival candidate Rishi Sunak were asked a series of quickfire questions at the Norwich hustings.

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Exploring stereotypes about France and the French

As regular viewers will know, French Connections is all about exploring the intricacies of life in France and tearing apart common clichés about the French. There are indeed many stereotypes. Always fascinating, frequently baffling, France is a country that non-French people often like to reduce to preconceived notions. So what…

France 24 · Aug 26, 2022

Macron says UK is a friend of France ‘in spite of its leaders’ after Truss remarks – as it happened

Latest updates: foreign secretary accused of ‘playing to the gallery’ when she said ‘jury is out’ over relations with French president

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022

Emmanuel Macron hits back after Liz Truss ‘jury’s out’ jibe

The Foreign Secretary said she would judge the French leader on ‘deeds, not words’

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2022