France urges Johnson to use Frost’s exit to rebuild trust with EU

Minister for the EU Clement Beaune admits to difficult relationship with ex-Brexit minister and calls for reset

The French government has called on Boris Johnson to use David Frost's resignation as Brexit minister to rebuild trust" with the EU amid uncertainty over the prime minister's approach in the new year.

Clement Beaune, France's EU affairs minister, who had a series of run-ins with the prime minister's pugnacious minister, suggested that Downing Street should use the moment to reset the troubled relationship.