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French PM Edouard Philippe resigns and is replaced by official overseeing France’s lockdown exit strategy after Emmanuel Macron said he needed to ‘reinvent’ his presidency Emmanuel Macron has said he wants to ‘reinvent presidency’ in the next months Will start with a cabinet reshuffle following local election defeat last month Prime Minister Edouard Philippe resigned … Read more
France and Germany aren’t quite as close as they used to be! Angela Merkel gives Emmanuel Macron the red carpet treatment – from six feet away German Chancellor Merkel and French President met at Meseberg Castle today Pair seemed at ease as they kept two-metres apart amid the coronavirus crisis Talks came ahead of Germany … Read more
Green wave batters Emmanuel Macron in local elections as his centrist party suffers humiliating loss to socialist alliance with eco warriors Alliance between eco candidates and left-wingers proved dominant tonight Among them was Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo who won another six year term Macron’s candidate for the mayoralty had just a 16 percent share of … Read more
Emmanuel Marcon appeared to consider a very coronavirus unfriendly greeting for Boris Johnson as the two leaders met for talks in Downing Street today. The French president – whose country insists on only one metre social distancing – briefly appeared to want to hug the Prime Minister as they greeted each other outside No10. But … Read more
Emmanuel Macron arrived in London today with simmering tensions over Brexit not stopping him paying tribute to the city as once being ‘the capital of Free France’ as he meets Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Charles. The French president is visiting England to commemorate the 80th anniversary of his predecessor Charles de Gaulle’s ‘Appel’ … Read more
Sir Winston Churchill’s statue will be freed from its protective box by Thursday in time for French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to bestow the Legion of Honour on London. Macron’s visit will also mark 80 years since exiled wartime resistance leader Charles de Gaulle called on France to resist the Nazis from the BBC studios. … Read more
France will reopen for business on Monday after President Emmanuel Macron announced a ‘first victory’ against coronavirus. In an upbeat live TV address on Sunday night, the head of state said virtually all lockdown restrictions for bars, restaurants and cafes would end at the start of this coming week. Schools, colleges and nurseries will then … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
Emmanuel Macron hints that China has covered up its coronavirus crisis, saying: ‘It would be naive to say they’ve been better at handling this – there are things we don’t know about’ Macron said China’s figures could not be compared to those in free countries The French leader said there were clearly unknown ‘things that … Read more
A video has leaked that shows French President Emmanuel Macron caught in a heated row with a medic just moments before he is seen posing for the cameras and clapping with health professionals. Footage of the applause was shared by the Elysee Palace while a second video showing the heated exchange was shared by a … Read more