‘Serious problem’ if France and UK can’t tell if they’re friends or enemies, says Macron

French president responds to jury's out' comments by Tory leadership favourite Liz Truss about key ally

Emmanuel Macron has suggested France and Britain may be heading for serious problems" after Liz Truss told the penultimate Conservative leadership hustings that the jury is still out" on whether the French president was friend or foe".

Asked for his response to the remarks, Macron, on an official visit to Algeria, said it was not good to lose your bearings too much." If he was asked the same question, he said: I wouldn't hesitate for a second. France is a friend of the British people."