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France’s president Emmanuel Macron is suffering a fever, a cough and fatigue and has a military doctor at his bedside in Versailles after catching coronavirus, it emerged today. Macron, 42, is staying at a residence called La Lanterne after testing positive for Covid-19 in a result which sparked frantic contact-tracing among EU leaders. The Elysee’s … Read more
Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating day after hugging Portugal’s PM and welcoming top European politicians The 42-year-old took a test ‘as soon as first symptoms appeared,’ his office said Macron will isolate for seven days but plans to continue running the country President has been centre stage in Brexit negotiations between … Read more
Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating The 42-year-old took a test ‘as soon as first symptoms appeared,’ his office said Macron will isolate for seven days but plans to continue running the country President has been centre stage in Brexit negotiations between UK and EU Only yesterday he embraced the PM of … Read more
Boris Johnson said Emmanuel Macron ‘shares my keen interest in protecting the eco-systems of our sea’ in an underhanded dig at the French president – as Brexit negotiations remain deadlocked over fishing rights. The UK’s chief trade negotiator Lord Frost was today seen leaving European Union headquarters in Brussels via a dingy underground car park following a … Read more
MoS COMMENT: Grandiose Macron and vaccine prove we’re right to leave By Mail On Sunday Comment For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:55 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 00:55 GMT, 6 December 2020 The behaviour of the European Union in the Brexit talks shows very clearly just why it is necessary for this country … Read more
By Monday morning, Boris Johnson could have earned his place in history. Securing a Brexit trade deal in the blink of an eye, just days after Britain became the first country in the world to approve a Covid vaccine, would be an achievement to rival Sir Robert Walpole’s record of 20 years, 315 days in … Read more
Boris Johnson was locked in a stand-off with Emmanuel Macron last night as Brexit talks teetered on the brink. British officials claimed the French president had pressured European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier to take a hardline stance. A close Macron ally yesterday said he would veto any trade deal that went against French interests. … Read more
French president Emmanuel Macron has praised Diego Maradona for defeating ‘Margaret Thatcher’s England’ with his ‘Hand of God’ goal in an official tribute to the Argentinian football legend, who died on Wednesday. The Elysee hailed Maradona’s contribution in ‘the most geopolitical match in football history’ – Argentina’s 2-1 win over England in the 1986 World … Read more
Emmanuel Macron has accused the press of legitimising terrorist violence in France by suggesting the country is racist and Islamophobia because of his stance on extremists. The French President called The New York Times media correspondent Ben Smith to criticise the paper’s English-language coverage of France’s stance on Islamic extremism in the wake of recent … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron said ‘Islamist terrorism is an international threat that needs an international response’ in a tweet on Wednesday. His comments came as he condemned an attack that left 50 victims beheaded in Mozambique over the weekend. Islamist militants chopped up the bodies of victims and abducted women in a gruesome attack in … Read more