After a warm handshake, May followed Macron up the town hall steps for a working lunch to discuss what advisers termed “international issues”. Macron was working hard to be hospitable, possibly making up for his absence the last time May was in the Somme for a memorial. Macron has said that growing up in the Somme, an area full of war cemeteries, strengthened his view that the EU was a vital block against nationalism. Macron has spent a week touring first world war battle sites and towns in northern France. Just before Macron and May arrived at Albert town hall, a dozen peaceful protesters shouting “Macron resign!” were removed from sight by riot police.

Source: The Guardian November 09, 2018 16:27 UTC