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After Liz Truss’s “Jury’s Out” Jibe, Emmanuel Macron Hits Back
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After Liz Truss’s “Jury’s Out” Jibe, Emmanuel Macron Hits Back

[ad_1] Truss said that if she became UK PM she would judge Macron "on deeds not words".Algiers: Britain and its people will always be allies of France, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, after the frontrunner to be Britain's next prime minister said she had yet to decide if he was a friend or an enemy.Speaking during a visit to Algeria, Macron said Britain was "a friendly nation, regardless of its leaders, sometimes in spite of its leaders".British foreign minister Liz Truss, the favourite to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister in a Conservative leadership contest that runs until Sept. 5, said on Thursday that her mind was not made up on the issue.Asked during a hustings event with rival leadership candidate Rishi Sunak whether Macron was a friend or foe, Truss responded: "The...