Don’t Expect Macron’s Win to Reset UK-France Ties - POLITICO EU
Director of the British Foreign Policy Group, Sophia Gaston, spoke to POLITICO EU about what is needed to strengthen UK-France ties.
Don’t expect Macron’s win to reset UK-France ties
Sophia Gaston, director of the British Foreign Policy Group, said both London and Paris recognize the stress in the relationship is unsustainable for neighbors and allies. She believes the decisive victory for Macron “will give the certainty needed to begin to address the fracture” — but isn’t expecting miracles.
“I hope we will see some olive branches from both sides of the Channel, but I think this will only come when a sense of mutual respect is able to be cultivated,” she said. “The divisions between France and Britain were forged in policy but escalated by politics and will only be solved by investments on both fronts.”
London and Paris may grow closer in the fall of this year if mid-term elections in the U.S. prove challenging for President Joe Biden. “The G7 nations need to find a way to work together constructively without America always in the driving seat,” Gaston said.
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