LondoncTypeface:> British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have said they hope to make “good progress” on issues including migration and defence when they meet next week, Number 10 has said.
The two leaders will hold a summit when the French president travels to the UK for a state visit next week, with the two leaders speaking on Saturday ahead of Macron’s journey.
Issuing a readout of the conversation between the prime minister and Macron, a Downing Street spokesperson said Starmer “looked forward to welcoming the president to the UK next week, with both leaders agreeing that the state visit will provide a historic opportunity to showcase the breadth of the UK-France relationship. “Turning to the UK-France summit on Thursday, they hoped to make good progress across a wide range of our joint priorities including migration, growth, defence and security.”(PA Media/dpa)
