In a joint declaration, the UK and France agreed for the first time to coordinate the use of their nuclear deterrents in the face of “extreme threats to Europe”, according to a report

President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Britain, which began Tuesday, is heavy on pageantry. But both he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer hope for practical results.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday Britain and France must work together to counter the world's many destabilising threats and protect Europe from "excessive dependencies" on the United States and China.

The conference comes as Europe has stepped up its military support for Ukraine. According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Europe for the first time since 2022 surpassed the U.S. in total military aid, totaling 72 billion euros ($78 billion) compared to 65 billion euros ($70 billion) from the U.S.

Even as French President Emmanuel Macron has beaten Donald Trump to arrive in the United Kingdom on a state visit, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is unlikely to change his position on the President of the United States.

French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the ruling as a ‘positive step’, after Beijing granted exemptions to France’s top cognac makers.

President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will during the French leader's visit next week to the UK co-chair talks with other European leaders on boosting Ukraine's defences, the Elysee Palace said on Friday.

Emmanuel Macron is set to snub Nigel Farage by not meeting him during his state visit to Britain this week, GB News can confirm. The French President is scheduled to speak to both Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem counterpart Sir Ed Davey - but no such meeting is planned with the Reform UK chief.