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Therese Coffey ‘surprised’ Macron called Johnson a ‘clown’ – others less shocked

Le Canard Enchaîné reported that Mr Macron called Mr Johnson a “clown” and a “knucklehead” as tensions ran high over the migrant crisis in the Channel.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2021-12-02 08:03
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A Cabinet minister said she was “surprised” and “disappointed” at reports French President Emmanuel Macron had branded Boris Johnson a “clown”.

Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey was responding to a suggestion in the French media that Mr Macron privately made disparaging comments about the UK Prime Minister as tensions ran high over the migrant crisis in the Channel.

According to the Times and the Telegraph, satirical newspaper Le Canard Enchaîné reported that Mr Macron called Mr Johnson a “clown” and a “knucklehead”.

“Knucklehead”

Asked on ITV’s Peston programme about the comments, Ms Coffey said they were “news to me”.

“I’m surprised to hear that. I’m conscious that we have a shared mission in trying to make sure that the people smuggling gangs are really brought to justice,” she said.

When it was put to her that the development was “troubling”, Ms Coffey added: “As I say, I’m surprised to hear that and disappointed, openly. I’m sure that we can continue to try and work together to tackle this. But the Prime Minister wrote formerly to the President last week and… I hope that we’ll get a formal response back.

“People smugglers, they don’t care if people live or die. They just want their money. And we’ve got to try and work this through, not only between our two shores, but actually tackling this in the first place. And I’ve got confidence that Priti [Patel] is trying to make those inroads right across not just Europe, but also in our more international communications as well.”

The Times reported that a senior UK Government source said: “The Prime Minister continues to be a staunch advocate for the strength of the UK-French relationship.”

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Elsewhere, people were less shocked about the news.

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Here’s what people had to say:

Marcron is spot on !!!
The President described the UK as a "great country" being let down by its leader.

Macron sensationally calls Boris Johnson 'a clown' as Britain described as 'CIRCUS' https://t.co/QQAbmJvHn4

— Alex – Not so calm anymore #GENow (@Alexverycalm) December 1, 2021

To be honest I don't need Macron to tell me Boris Johnson's a clown

— Mrs Gee #TransformPolitics 💚🇵🇸🍉 (@earthygirl011) December 2, 2021

Quelle surprise.

Boris Johnson branded a 'clown' by Emmanuel Macron amid tense diplomatic spat https://t.co/P015e2MgkM

— Trevor Seemann (@Trevorius) December 1, 2021
https://twitter.com/HRWright/status/1466217996557459456?s=20

Macron is not wrong.

‘Macron is reported to have claimed that Johnson had “very quickly realised” that Brexit was “catastrophic for the British” and was trying to use France as a “scapegoat” for the decision to leave the EU.’https://t.co/EkhM5pkjB8

— Clive Wismayer 🇪🇺🇲🇹 🇳🇱 🥪 (@CliveWismayer) December 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/CuddlyMcCuddles/status/1466301850517446657?s=20

Related: PMQs 1st Dec – PM has pants pulled down over Xmas knees up

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