70 m. ago Heartbreaking reason French first lady looked 'subdued' during Macron state visit

Brigitte Macron, 72, has accompanied the French President, 47, on his state visit to Britain despite personal turmoil in the days leading up to the couple's departure to London

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4 h. ago Revealed: The sad reason French first lady Brigitte Macron has looked so distracted during the State Visit to the UK

Eyebrows were immediately raised when the Macrons touched down at RAF Northolt, in Greater London , on Tuesday and now the reason why has been revealed.

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5 h. ago Macron state visit live: French president and Starmer agree ‘new deterrent’ needed to stop small boats

French president visits Downing Street as UK pushes France to do more to stop migrant crossings

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6 h. ago Macron state visit live: French president leaves No 10 after crunch migration talks with Starmer

French president visits Downing Street as UK pushes France to do more to stop migrant crossings

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7 h. ago Catch up on what you've missed this week: 20th anniversary of 7/7 attacks in London, Macron's UK visit

Missed the news in London this week? Catch up on what you need to know, with Cheat the week

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7 h. ago Brigette Macron 'hides emotions' as husband 'winks' at Kate Middleton like 'true gallant'

As President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigette Macron continue their official state visit, body language expert Judi James has picked up on some telling signs from the pair, at a time when their marriage has come under intense scrutiny

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8 h. ago Macron state visit live: French president arrives for crunch migration talks with Starmer over ‘one in one out’ deal

French president visits Downing Street as UK pushes France to do more to stop migrant crossings

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9 h. ago UK politics live: Starmer rules out income tax rise at PMQs before bidding to strike migrant deal with Macron

PM answering questions from opposition in Commons now

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9 h. ago Voices: Now, Starmer the statesman needs to up his game at home

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

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11 h. ago UK politics live: Starmer to face PMQs as migrant crisis deal with Macron still hangs in the balance

Paris says president looking forward to working ‘constructively’ with UK over Channel small boat crossings

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11 h. ago French state visit fashion: Princess of Wales wears Givenchy to her first state banquet in two years

Coucou Kate! The Princess of Wales is offering lessons in sartortial diplomacy with her French-themed outfits throughout President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit

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

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

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13 h. ago UK politics live: France denies that Macron blames Starmer for migrant crisis ahead of crunch No 10 talks

Paris says president looking forward to working ‘constructively’ with UK over Channel small boat crossings

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13 h. ago Starmer will hold talks with Macron TODAY amid Channel migrants 'blame game'

Keir Starmer is hoping the French president will commit to a tougher approach to tackling record crossings during his State Visit to the UK.

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13 h. ago 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

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14 h. ago UK politics live: Macron visits No 10 as Starmer tries to seal ‘one in, one out’ small boats crisis deal

First day of Macron’s state visit demonstrates entente cordiale still remains strong between UK and France

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15 h. ago Winking Macron bonds with Kate as royals and rock stars including Jagger and Elton attend glittering Windsor Castle State Banquet thrown by Charles and Camilla for French President's visit 

King Charles and Queen Camilla have kicked off President Macron 's state visit to the UK with a glitzy state banquet at Windsor Castle this evening.

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16 h. ago Macron and Starmer talk Trump, boats and Ukraine – but Brexit is the ghost at the banquet | Rafael Behr

The prime minister has repaired broken relations with France, but Britain still looks perilously isolated in a world of shifting alliancesGilded carriages and royal banquets are not essential tools of modern diplomacy, but nor are they obsolete. In a digital age, when intergovernmental business could easily be conducted online, the analogue grandeur of a state visit feels potent as a bestowal of favour.This week Emmanuel Macron is the beneficiary. In September it will be Donald Trump. The sequence is not meant to indicate preference. Both relationships are special, say officials. There are enough champagne receptions and sleepovers at Windsor Castle to go around.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnistOne year of Labour, with Pippa Crerar, Rafael Behr and more On 9 July, join Pippa Crerar, Raf Behr, Frances O’Grady and Salma Shah as they look back at one year of the Labour government, its current policies and plans for the next four years Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Starmer and Macron to meet at No 10 amid push for French help on small boats

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived on Tuesday for the first state visit by an EU head of state since Brexit.

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23 h. ago Macron state visit live: Charles calls on Britain and France to ‘lead the way’ in face of ‘complex threats’

First day of Macron’s state visit demonstrates entente cordiale still remains strong between UK and France

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