As the UK's attempts at a reset with the EU continue behind closed doors, No 10's most senior aide made the trip to meet counterparts in Brussels before Christmas.
At the dinner hosted by Starmer at his Chequers country retreat, No 10 said the prime minister had updated Macron on the reset with the EU, as well as discussing small boat crossings, Ukraine, the Middle East, growth, defence, security, AI and energy.
Downing Street insiders acknowledge that negotiations with the EU have so far been very secretive. Our guy prefers that private meetings remain private rather than trying to use the media as a tool during negotiations.
It is understood Downing Street is about to appoint a new senior foreign affairs adviser to replace the academic and historian John Bew, who worked under Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak but left after Labour came to power.
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