Emmanuel Macron, “friend or foe”? The favorite in the race for the post of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss, declined to comment on Thursday, saying that she would judge the French president “by his actions” on her.
Liz Truss, speaking in the evening at a Conservative Party election meeting in Norwich, in the south-east of the British island, made it clear, however, that she preferred French nuclear technology to Chinese.
The one who continues to be the head of diplomacy in her country, in a government that currently manages, aspires to succeed Boris Johnson, who resigned in July, at number 10 Downing Street. To do so, she must muster a majority of the votes of some 200,000 conservative activists. The election is underway and its result will be known on September 5.
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He is opposed by former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, also present Thursday night in Norwich, even if the two candidates did not debate directly.
Rishi Sunak, who according to the latest polls is 30 points behind his rival, did not hesitate when the journalist who hosted the evening asked him “Macron, friend or enemy?”, opting for the first option.
“If I become prime minister, I will judge him by his actions and not by his words,” replied Liz Truss, without elaborating on the reasons for this mistrust shown.
There are many litigation files between France and the United Kingdom, in particular the management of the post-Brexit files, whether they be fisheries or Northern Ireland.
The two countries, allies within NATO, have also had different approaches to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, head of British diplomacy, adopting a very hard line against Vladimir Putin while the French president defended the need to keep the dialogue open with the Kremlin.
Source: BFM TV
