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

https://mins.news/en/video/43547

- France 24 English, 2026-09-03 10:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7sMe1x580w

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

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