“If I become Prime Minister, I will judge him on his actions and not on his words,” added the current head of diplomacy of his country.
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Emanuel Macron, “Friend or enemy” ? Favorite in the race for UK Prime Minister Liz Truss declined to comment, Thursday, August 25, claiming that she would judge the French president “on his deeds”. The one who is still head of diplomacy in her country, in a government managing current affairs, aspires to succeed at 10 Downing Street to Boris Johnson, who resigned in July.
For this, it must collect a majority of the votes of some 200,000 conservative activists. The election is underway and its result will be known on September 5th. She is opposed to former economy minister Rishi Sunak. The latter, who according to the latest polls is 30 points behind his rival, did not hesitate when the journalist hosting the evening asked him “Macron, friend or foe?”opting for the first option.
On the other hand, when Liz Truss was asked the same question, she answered “The jury is still out”making the room laugh. “If I become Prime Minister, I will judge him on his actions and not on his words”she added, without further expanding on the reasons for this displayed mistrust.
Many litigation files exist between France and the United Kingdom, in particular the management of post-Brexit files, whether fisheries or Northern Ireland.