Marine le Pen could WIN French election, senior Macron minister admits 

Marine le Pen could WIN French presidential election next year, senior Macron minister admits Bruno Le Maire, French finance minister, warned Le Pen victory is a ‘possibility’ He said far-right National Rally party must be ‘opposed’ with ‘ideas and results’   Le Marie spoke out after polls showed support for Le Pen at record levels  First … Read more

Vaccines expert says Macron is ‘managing demand’ by claiming AstraZeneca jab is ‘almost ineffective’

A top scientist with Oxford’s vaccine team has accused Emmanuel Macron of demand management’ after casting doubt on the AstraZeneca jab’s efficacy. Professor Sir John Bell today shot down the French President’s baseless claims that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘quasi-ineffective’ for the over-65s. He said: ‘I suspect this is a bit of demand management from Mr … Read more

Vaccines expert says Macron is ‘managing demand’ by claiming AstraZeneca jab is ‘almost ineffective’

A top scientist with Oxford’s vaccine team has accused Emmanuel Macron of demand management’ after casting doubt on the AstraZeneca jab’s efficacy. Professor Sir John Bell today shot down the French President’s baseless claims that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘quasi-ineffective’ for the over-65s. He said: ‘I suspect this is a bit of demand management from Mr … Read more

Emmanuel Macron claims AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘almost ineffective’ on over-65s

France’s president Emmanuel Macron has astonishingly claimed the AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘almost ineffective’ on people who are over 65 years of age. Macron made the explosive comments despite the EU giving the AstraZeneca vaccine full approval to be rolled out to its member states on Friday. His comments came as the EU’s vaccine war entered a … Read more

Marine Le Pen proposes hijab ban as French polls put her almost neck-and-neck with Emmanuel Macron 

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen today proposed a ban on Muslim headscarves in all public places, seeking to build on a record recent poll putting her almost neck-and-neck with President Emmanuel Macron. The hijab policy, which would be contested in court and would almost certainly be ruled unconstitutional, saw the 53-year-old return to a … Read more

Poll puts Marine Le Pen almost level with Emmanuel Macron if they make French election final round

Poll puts Marine Le Pen almost level with Emmanuel Macron if they make the final round of next year’s French elections as far-right gains on the president The Harris Interactive saw Macron receive 52 percent of the vote to Le Pen’s 48 percent, according to Le Parisien Le Pen has confirmed she will run in … Read more

French first couple Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron slammed for spending £540,709 on flowers in a year

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have been branded ‘shameful’ after it emerged they splurged nearly £541,000 on flowers during the pandemic.   Political publication Politis revealed the couple spent €600,000 (£540,709) on blooms for Elysee Palace, their official residence in Paris, last year. It means their flower budget is nearly five times bigger than … Read more

Macron says Brexit is the product of ‘lies and false promises’

Macron says Brexit is the product of ‘lies and false promises’ in annual address delivered hours after his father denounced him as a ‘self-serving’ politician Emmanuel Macron has told how Brexit is the product of ‘lies and false promises’   Macron questioned the strength of Britain’s sovereignty following its departure His father Jean-Michel Macron, 70, spoke publicly … Read more

Brexit trade talks stall as Emmanuel Macron digs in over fish

‘There’s no white smoke’: Brexit trade talks stall amid fears negotiations will go on until December 31 deadline as UK warns Emmanuel Macron it will be a ‘miscalculation of historic proportions’ to think Britain will cave in Brexit trade talks between the UK and the EU remain ongoing as time ticks down European Parliament chiefs … Read more

Slovakia’s PM has Covid-19 after attending EU summit where Macron is thought to have got virus

Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic said today he had tested positive for Covid-19, a week after he attended an EU summit in Brussels. The summit is believed to be where French President Emmanuel Macron caught the virus, leading a host of European leaders and top French officials to rush into self-isolation. ‘Today, I am one … Read more