King Charles tells a state banquet held for French President Emmanuel Macron that the UK and France stand "ever closer" The King, who addressed guests in both English and French, also spoke of the need to tackle "irregular migration across the English Channel" It's a star-studded guestlist in Windsor this evening,

British cooperation on Tuesday at a royal banquet on held in honour of French President Emmanuel Macron's state-visit to the U.K. "France is one of our strongest allies as well as a country for which my wife and I have deep affection,

King Charles III and Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday both hailed a new era in UK-France relations as the French president began a three-day formal visit to Britain, the first by

Amid continuing tensions among the European powers over how to respond to US President Donald Trump’s zig-zagging policy towards NATO and the Ukraine war, the French president and British prime minister made their latest effort to present an Anglo-French axis.

The deal could see the UK returning some small boat migrants to France, with France sending other asylum seekers to the UK in return.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron will announce tougher migration controls on Thursday, capping a state visit when they agreed to deeper defence and nuclear cooperation in a more volatile world.

President Emmanuel Macron has called for Britain and France to move on from Brexit and work “side by side” on issues including migration and defence, declaring “let’s not allow the Channel to grow wider”.

The French president did not hold back on how Brexit had created the small boats crisis – the reverse of the promises made by Farage and other Brexiteers, notes