However, it appears that the latest resident of 10 Downing Street, Rishi Sunak, does have significantly warmer ties with Macron. If signed off by legislators, this would remove a huge blockage in U.K. relations with Europe. Positive as this all is, however, bilateral ties remain challenging in numerous areas in the post-Brexit era. During those long Brexit divorce negotiations, France had perhaps the most hard-line stance on the U.K.'s exit from the EU club. This reflects the complex, contradictory relationship that Paris has long had with London in the context of EU affairs.

Source: The Times March 09, 2023 20:08 UTC