Sir Keir Starmer is set to have a tête-à-tête with Emmanuel Macron today
as the two leaders brace ... عرض المزيدSir Keir Starmer is set to have a tête-à-tête with Emmanuel Macron today
as the two leaders brace for Donald Trump's return to
the White House.
The Prime Minister and embattled French President will meet at Chequers -
Sir Keir's country residence in Buckinghamshire - for talks over dinner.
The official agenda of the meeting includes discussions on Ukraine,
tackling illegal migration, and Artificial Intelligence.
But Sir Keir and Mr Macron will also likely chat about how
to deal with Mr Trump's second term as US President, which is due
to begin on 20 January.
Both the PM and French President have endured a turbulent
few months, with Sir Keir suffering a rocky start to life
in Downing Street.
Meanwhile, Mr Macron was plunged into a fresh political crisis
last month when Michel Barnier resigned as French PM after
losing a no confidence vote.
Sir Keir and Mr Macron joined forces this week as they both hit back at Elon Musk, the world's richest man and
a close ally of Mr Trump.
The controversial billionaire has launched a barrage of attacks on Sir Keir and other top ministers over Labour's rejection of a new national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Sir Keir Starmer is set to have a tête-à-tête with Emmanuel Macron today
as the two leaders brace for Donald Trump's return to the White House
The Prime Minister and embattled French President will meet at Chequers - Sir
Keir's country residence in Buckinghamshire - for talks over dinner
Sir Keir and Mr Macron will likely chat about how to deal with Mr Trump's second term as US President, which is due
to begin on 20 January
Sir Keir and Mr Macron joined forces this week as they both hit back
at Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a close ally
of Mr Trump
But the PM accused Mr Musk and others of 'spreading lies and misinformation', adding
they were 'not interested in victims, they are interested in themselves'.
Mr Macron attacked Mr Musk for 'directly intervening' in elections around
the world, including Germany after the businessman expressed support for the hard-Right Alternative for
Germany (AfD).
Sir Keir has sought a close relationship with Mr Macron since entering No10 and travelled to Paris in November to attend a French service
on Armistice Day.
He was the first British PM to attend the events since Winston Churchill in 1944.
Sir Keir is pursuing a 'reset' of the UK's post-Brexit relationship
with the EU and could use his dinner with Mr Macron to put in some
groundwork ahead of his informal summit with the bloc's 27 leaders next
month.
This will come a week before Mr Macron hosts an AI summit in Paris, to which Mr Trump
and Mr Musk are being invited.
The Prime Minister's official spokesman told reporters
yesterday: 'Tomorrow the Prime Minister will meet French President Emmanuel Macron.
'The meeting will focus on areas of cooperation and shared global challenges including support for Ukraine, tech and AI, growth and tackling illegal
migration.'
Foreign Secretary David Lammy this morning admitted the
'intensity' of the 'rhetoric' from Mr Trump can be 'destabilising'.
He told the BBC that he believes the US President-elect's comments earlier in the week about Greenland - in which he made clear that he would
want the Danish territory under American control -
come from his concerns about US economic
security.
Mr Lammy also poured cold water on the idea of a deal between Ukraine and Russia being reached in Mr Trump's first days in office, believing there is 'no evidence' that Russian President Vladimir
Putin wants to come to the table to negotiate.
His comments come after a press conference earlier this week in which Mr Trump suggested that the US could annex Greenland as well as the Panama Canal, which he claimed were at risk
from the influence of Russia and China.
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