# Tapestry diplomacy: Macron and Burnham hold first talks as UK-France ties come into focus

https://mins.news/en/item/43540

- France 24, 2026-09-03 10:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260903-tapestry-diplomacy-uk-france-ties-in-focus-as-macron-and-burnham-hold-first-talks

> UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron are holding their first formal talks, with migrant crossings and Ukraine expected to dominate the agenda. The leaders first met at a British Museum preview of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, an occasion both sides described as a symbol of improving British-French relations.

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