It boils down to this - how do Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron make the case for what they see as the virtues of patience, nuance, subtleties and trade-offs in an era of growing impatience at the perceived repeated failures of those in high office?

Chris Philp was humiliatingly forced to admit the Tories’ own failure on small boat crossings after dismissing Keir Starmer’s bid to solve the problem as a “gimmick”. The shadow home secretary said the prime minister’s returns deal with French president Emmanuel Macron was “laughable”.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are finalising a “one in, one out” scheme to curb crossings of refugees and migrants in small boats across the English Channel.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer answers questions during a press conference on Aug. 1, 2024. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer answers questions during a press conference on Aug. 1, 2024. Henry Nicholls—AFP/ Contributor It was a moment that will remain etched in British minds.

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Ed Miliband is not known for sound decisions. He’s the architect of the “Clean Power 2030” pledge, a policy so outlandish it makes unicorn farming look like a solid industrial strategy. So, it comes as something of a surprise that he has quietly dropped a major redesign of the British electricity market known as “zonal pricing”.

The Prime Minister and the French President will address their countries at 4pm in the UK, as part of Mr Macron's landmark state visit