Diplomats have been attempting to arrange a high-level meeting between Boris Johnson and President Macron for monthsPresident Macron has been accused of stonewalling plans for an Anglo-French summit amid a “toxic” diplomatic relationship between London and Paris. Diplomats have been attempting to arrange a high-level meeting between Boris Johnson and the French president for months in an effort to reset the so-called “entente cordiale”. SponsoredBut amid recriminations on both sides the French are understood to be refusing to agree a date for the summit, with one source saying the relationship was “appalling”. “The government has reached out to try to arrange a summit but the French aren’t interested,” said one senior diplomatic source. “They’ve simply said there’s no point.”A senior government source said there was a view that “elements of the French system are basically crossing the street to pick

Source: The Times August 03, 2021 16:45 UTC