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Ireland’s deputy PM welcomes warmer relations as Keir Starmer arrives for official visit – but cautions UK cannot ‘cherrypick’ issues

Owner of Ormiston Wire in London urges Keir Starmer not to forget small manufacturers in his dealings with EU

Sir Keir Starmer passes on blessing to French counterpart

After 50 days of a caretaker government, President Emmanuel Macron has finally named former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as prime minister, tasked "with forming a unifying government to serve the country and the French people". Who is he and what are his chances of surviving a no-confidence vote in France's…

Ministers said there could be delays at Dover, the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras in London, and Eurotunnel at Folkestone in Kent

President hopes his choice will end weeks of deadlock since snap poll, counting on far right not to block appointment.

Michel Barnier, former EU Brexit negotiator, appointed as France's new prime minister after a stalemate in parliamentary elections.

73-year-old will be France's oldest prime minister since the Fifth Republic came into being in 1958

Veteran French politician Michel Barnier has held a collection of top jobs as minister, European Union commissioner and negotiator on Brexit during a half-century political career that has seen him tack further to the right in recent years.