Macron responds to Truss saying ‘jury’s out’ on whether French president is friend or foe – video

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said Britain and France will maintain friendly ties irrespective of who becomes prime minister. 

‘If we are not able, between the French and British, to say whether we are friends or enemies – the term is not neutral – we are headed towards serious problems,’ said Macron during a state visit to Algeria. 

Macron responded to a remark by the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, at a hustings in Norwich in which she cast doubt on whether she considered Macron a friend or foe of the UK. ‘If I become prime minister, I’ll judge him on deeds not words,’ she said.