Macron may not have noticed Starmer’s faux pas diplomatique yesterday when the PM misspelled Charles de Gaulle’s name on the wreath he laid at the French hero’s statue. Mon dieu…
There was as fiddly ceremony at Carlton Gardens yesterday to lay the wreaths. Starmer’s handwritten note reads:
“In memory of President de Gualle and the free French forces now, as then, we stand together for freedom & democracy on this continent, Keir Starmer.”
An ampersand – lazy. It’s hard when Morgan isn’t writing your copy…
Spotted by a passing Tory adviser the galling mistake may throw a spanner in the works of this afternoon’s private Macron-Starmer meeting in Downing Street. Will the French President push for extra concessions on the one in one out migrant deal after this insult?
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”
