Overview
- Macron called on the UK Parliament for tangible migration results by proposing a reciprocal ‘one in, one out’ arrangement to return small-boat arrivals to France in exchange for accepting UK-linked asylum seekers
- King Charles hosted a state banquet at Windsor Castle where he and Macron toasted deeper cooperation on defence, climate action and trade ties
- Joint drills by the UK-France Combined Joint Expeditionary Force underscored plans to update the 2010 Lancaster House Treaties to address new security threats
- Sir Keir Starmer and Macron will convene at No 10 Downing Street to firm up French action on Channel crossings and co-host the ‘coalition of the willing’ summit with European partners on Ukraine
- The visit delivered a cultural and investment package including EDF’s 12.5% stake in the Sizewell C nuclear plant and a loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum in exchange for Sutton Hoo artefacts