Les Trusswho is currently touted as the preferred candidate to succeed Boris Johnson, in UK governmentHe was asked whether “Macron is a friend or an enemy.”
gears, from Conservative PartyHe left the question open, but ensured that he would be “judged by his actions, not his words.”
this will be episode is the pronunciation that historical rivalry Between France and the United Kingdom returned?
Here, in the heart of the Conservative Party, in the city Royal Tunbridge WellsIn southern England, many Conservatives voted yes to Brexit and considered France an evil afterwards.
Ann AndrewsA supporter of the Conservative Party, he said “the French do what they want to do”. And when asked if Liz Truss was right in saying Macron is not a friend, she answered yes, and that she thought it was true.
previously Jimmy Eamesa member of the Conservative Party, believes that Truss is right because, reading the press in recent months, he does not see Macron really as a friend, especially after Brexit, due to the constant attacks.
in return, Jill BrailleHe is also a member of the party, defending that “Macron should do everything for France, as the British do for the United Kingdom” and considers that Truss has the right to his opinion on the matter.
But is this rhetoric likely to cause more harm between United kingdoma European Union and the France?
David Heng, director of the European Center for International Politics and Economics, said it was not a reasonable judgment to “classify the closest neighbors as friends or foes”. He then asserted that the conservative candidate had no real intention of saying so.
a specialized In Politics he later added that there was “a certain British joke about this incident”, making it difficult to explain this situation and the inherent politics and international relations.
However, many wonder about the type Approaching Who will adopt Liz Truss Regarding EuropeIf the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is elected. This is a doubt that can only be clarified after the elections that took place in September.
