Overview

• Two days of ceremonial welcomes at Windsor Castle were followed by high-level talks in London on joint Ukraine readiness and wider security collaboration.
• France and the UK agreed to update their 2010 Lancaster House Treaties to address evolving threats, including Russia’s war in Ukraine.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Macron explored a “one in, one out” migrant returns deal that would exchange Channel boat returns for asylum seeker transfers from Europe.
• EDF will acquire a 12.5% stake in the UK’s Sizewell C nuclear plant, and the Bayeux Tapestry will be loaned to the British Museum from 2026 in exchange for Sutton Hoo artefacts.
• On Thursday, Macron and Starmer will co-host a coalition-of-the-willing meeting on Ukraine peacekeeping and formally conclude their visit with a Franco-British summit.