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☆ French-UK leaders' changing tone: From 'Donnez-moi un break' to texting about football
  + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Michel Rose Alistair Smout | Michel Rose | Alistair Smout | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
It was a far cry from the barbs Macron traded with Boris Johnson when he was in Downing Street. The French foreign minister at the time, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said France had been "stabbed in the back". Macron's hardball tactics to ensure French fishermen got a good deal had made him the bete noire of British tabloids. But even before news of the AUKUS deal he was incensed by Johnson's decision to leak details of their conversation to the press, a French official said. A French official let out a sigh of relief after it wrapped up: "It went well, didn't it?"
☆ Sunak, Macron to discuss migration, Ukraine as post-Brexit reset beckons
  + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Michel Rose Alistair Smout | Michel Rose | Alistair Smout | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Ties which have often been rocky since Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016 have been fortified by the countries' support for Ukraine since Russia's invasion. "The partnership the UK and France share runs deep," Sunak said on Twitter. "From tackling illegal migration to driving growth in our economies to defending our common security, when we work together we all benefit. The Times newspaper said he would announce Britain was providing funding to France to invest in police, security and intelligence. The payments were expected to exceed 200 million pounds over three years, the report said, citing unnamed sources.
☆ France and Britain agree new $577 million migration deal
  + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Michel Rose Alistair Smout | Michel Rose | Alistair Smout | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
As part of the new deal, Britain will help fund a detention centre in France while Paris will deploy more French personnel and enhanced technology to patrol its beaches. Officers from both countries will also look to work with countries along the routes favoured by people traffickers. The funding package will be paid in instalments, with Britain paying 125 million pounds in 2023-24. Britain said France would contribute significantly more. Later this month, King Charles will also travel to France on his first state visit as monarch.
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