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The Rundown Podcast: Can Starmer And Macron Renew The ‘Entente Cordiale’?
Foreign affairs
The Rundown Podcast: Can Starmer And Macron Renew The ‘Entente Cordiale’?
Bonjour and bienvenue to the latest episode of The Rundown, which takes a look at the state of UK-Franco relations amid this week’s state visit to Britain by Emmanuel Macron.
The improved UK-France relationship must deliver tangible gains
Brexit
By Naomi Smith
The improved UK-France relationship must deliver tangible gains
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron's warm words for one another must yield concrete results. If not, it is their far-right rivals who will benefit.
Macron is right – let's revive the school French exchange to secure a future together
Culture
By Tonia Antoniazzi MP
Macron is right – let's revive the school French exchange to secure a future together
As a former French teacher, I think I must have been the first MP to reply to Black Rod’s invitation to President Macron’s visit to address parliamentarians in Westminster. And I got to the Royal Gallery on Tuesday early – I was in row five!
Macron Says UK And France “Will Deliver Together” On Tackling Illegal Migration
Foreign affairs
Macron Says UK And France “Will Deliver Together” On Tackling Illegal Migration
President Emmanuel Macron has told Parliament that Britain and France will "deliver together” on tackling illegal migration.
Short Straits Summit: Exploring Dover’s Vital Role in Britain’s EU Reset Partner content
Brexit
By Port of Dover
Short Straits Summit: Exploring Dover’s Vital Role in Britain’s EU Reset
Two weeks before the Prime Minister welcomed EU leaders to the UK for a Summit aimed at resetting Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the bloc, another gathering took place near Westminster. Under discussion was how a narrow stretch of 21 miles of water and modern infrastructure can help keep Britain working.
Why the Port of Dover holds the key to sustainable trade growth Partner content
Transport
By Port of Dover
Why the Port of Dover holds the key to sustainable trade growth
At COP29, the Prime Minister said that he wants the UK to reclaim its global leadership on tackling climate change and decarbonisation. Meanwhile, as the Governor of the Bank of England warns that Brexit has weighed heavy on the economy, the government is also looking to reset the UK’s relationship with the EU, including on trade, as part of its mission to deliver economic growth. Is it possible to achieve both? Britain’s busiest international ro-ro port might just have the answer.
Keir Starmer Could Become An Even More Important Ally For Emmanuel Macron
Foreign affairs
Keir Starmer Could Become An Even More Important Ally For Emmanuel Macron
The surprise snap election in France could make it even more important for the winner of the UK General Election — currently expected to be Labour's Keir Starmer — to have a strong relationship with President Emmanuel Macron, according to a former ambassador to Paris.
A constructive post-Brexit relationship beckons for Britain and France
Foreign affairs
By Stephen Crabb MP
A constructive post-Brexit relationship beckons for Britain and France
Today marks the 120th Anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, a landmark moment that settled various territorial disputes and smoothed the path towards much closer diplomatic cooperation between Britain and France.
Partner content
Communities
By Veterans Aid
Visiting Rotarian hails Veterans Aid model
Rishi Sunak May Have Exorcised The UK's Diplomatic Demons In Renewed Friendship With France
Brexit
Rishi Sunak May Have Exorcised The UK's Diplomatic Demons In Renewed Friendship With France
After a winter of economic turmoil Rishi Sunak is still struggling to turn around the government's tattered reputation back home, but on the global stage he is enjoying greater success.
Rishi Sunak Says Small Boats Plan Does Not Break International Law Ahead Of Summit With 'Friend' Macron
Foreign affairs
Rishi Sunak Says Small Boats Plan Does Not Break International Law Ahead Of Summit With "Friend" Macron
Rishi Sunak has insisted that his plan to tackle small boat crossings is compliant with international law, ahead of a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
Top Stories: Britain Will Pay France £480m To Stop Small Boats, HS2 Project Delayed Again
Transport
Top Stories: Britain Will Pay France £480m To Stop Small Boats, HS2 Project Delayed Again
Britain will pay France £480m across three years as part of an agreement to stop migrants crossing the Channel.
No 10 Using Small Boats To Persuade Hardline Tory Brexiteers To Back 'Windsor Framework'
Brexit
No 10 Using Small Boats To Persuade Hardline Tory Brexiteers To Back 'Windsor Framework'
Downing Street is telling Conservative MPs who are weighing up whether to back the deal on Northern Ireland that getting it done will improve the chances of an agreement with France on tackling Channel crossings.
The UK-France deal misses the mark again by failing to deliver safe routes for refugees
Home affairs
By Beth Gardiner-Smith and Marie-Charlotte Fabié
The UK-France deal misses the mark again by failing to deliver safe routes for refugees
The United Kingdom and France have come to yet another deal on tackling the issue of Channel crossings. In five years we have seen five such deals, £141m spent with a further £63m a year now promised, and at least 57 people dead or missing.
Lord Howard: My Champions League ordeal
Culture
By Lord Howard
Lord Howard: My Champions League ordeal
The Champions League Final is the summit of European club football. It should be a splendid joyous occasion – and, in the past, that is usually, if not always what it has been.
The Go-Ahead Group and Lacroix & Savac agree strategic partnership Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
The Go-Ahead Group and Lacroix & Savac agree strategic partnership
We only went to watch football: an eyewitness account of the Champions League final chaos
Social affairs
By Andrew Mitchell
We only went to watch football: an eyewitness account of the Champions League final chaos
What started as a Champions League final, a battle on the pitch for the most famous trophy in club football between two heavyweights, ended as a battle for truth. As the fans queued outside, the lies had already begun by the French authorities. 
A reset in relations with France can’t come soon enough
Foreign affairs
By Stephen Crabb MP
A reset in relations with France can’t come soon enough
This year has seen Britain’s relations with its nearest continental neighbour reach their lowest point in decades.
A pan-European solution is needed to prevent Channel deaths
Home affairs
By Lord Dubs
A pan-European solution is needed to prevent Channel deaths
Last week’s tragic loss of 27 lives in the Channel was foreseeable and indeed foreseen. They weren’t the first people to have died crossing the Channel, but our shared responsibility now is to do all we can to ensure they will be the last.
Refugee Charities Say Claim Safe Routes For Asylum Seekers Wouldn't Stop Criminal Gangs Is 'Political'
Environment
Refugee Charities Say Claim Safe Routes For Asylum Seekers Wouldn't Stop Criminal Gangs Is "Political"
There is no evidence that creating safe routes from France for asylum seekers would encourage criminal gangs to keep smuggling people across the Channel, charities have told PoliticsHome.
Macron Tells The UK To Be 'Serious' After Disinviting Priti Patel From Migration Meeting
Foreign affairs
Macron Tells The UK To Be "Serious" After Disinviting Priti Patel From Migration Meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron has angrily accused Boris Johnson of not behaving seriously as tensions grow between the UK and France over how to handle Channel crossings.
Boris Johnson 'Shocked And Appalled' After Several People Drown Trying To Cross The Channel
Home affairs
Boris Johnson "Shocked And Appalled" After Several People Drown Trying To Cross The Channel
Boris Johnson has described news that at least 30 people have drowned trying to reach the UK as "appalling".
UK Welcomes French Fishing Row De-Escalation As Trade Talks Continue
Environment
UK Welcomes French Fishing Row De-Escalation As Trade Talks Continue
George Eustice has welcomed a decision by the French government to delay sanctions it had threatened to impose on UK trade, as talks continue over post-Brexit fishing rights.

Liz Truss Threatens To Launch Legal Action In 48 Hours If France Fishing Row Isn't Resolved
Environment
Liz Truss Threatens To Launch Legal Action In 48 Hours If France Fishing Row Isn't Resolved
Liz Truss has told France that Britain will initiate legal action if a dispute over fishing isn't remains unresolved within 48 hours.