One small trip on the Eurostar for Keir Starmer is one giant kick in the teeth for Rishi Sunak.
The Labour leader’s Grand Tour today descended on Paris, after his trips last week to Canada, where he was received by Justin Trudeau, and the Hague, where the prime minister in waiting consulted Europol, the European police agency, on his inchoate plan to stop the boats.
Macron and Starmer are undoubtedly enjoying today’s love-in, but tomorrow the European Union will remain as fractured as it has ever been
And now, the City of Light. After successfully transiting the squalid Gare du Nord without being mugged yesterday, Starmer was today whisked to the Elysée for talks with President Emmanuel Macron, kicking off British week in Paris. King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive tomorrow for their three-day state visit, delayed by seasonal rioting earlier this year. The royal visit is attracting much more attention on French news channels than Starmer’s.
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