Speaking at Conservative party hustings on Thursday, the UK foreign secretary, Liz Truss, said she was not certain whether French president Emmanuel Macron was a friend or foe of the UK.
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‘If I become prime minister, i’ll judge him on deeds not words,’ Truss told party members in Norwich to loud applause.

The German ambassador to the UK, Miguel Berger, hit back. ‘The relationship with France is of crucial importance for the United Kingdom, so my recommendation would be to look for a relationship that is as close as possible,’ Berger told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

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