‘Shark-like’ Emmanuel Macron trying to overpower ‘cheating partner’ Boris at COP26

COP26: Emmanuel Macron meets Boris Johnson in Glasgow

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President Macron met the Prime Minister at the climate change summit in Glasgow on Monday as a row rages in the background over a lack of fishing licences for French vessels in UK waters. Body language expert Judi James compared President Macron’s demeanour towards Mr Johnson to “someone who has caught their partner cheating” and claimed the 43-year-old appears to be trying to take the “high moral ground”.

In one picture, President Macron is seen with his arms crossed tight across his midriff – and he gives a steely look toward the Prime Minister.

The perceived tension is seen in another snap as Mr Johnson grins clenching his left fist as President Macron looks on with his mouth open.

Just 24 hours earlier, the pair also held discussions in Rome on the sidelines of the G20 summit, and Ms James claimed President Macron had a shark-like grin when he saw his British counterpart.

Ms James told The Sun: “Macron’s current body language stance seems to be that of someone who has caught their partner cheating and is riding the temporary power surge that comes from taking the high moral ground.

“His grin as he saw Boris in Rome bore a strong resemblance to the expression of the shark in Jaws as it rose out of the water, more a predatory baring of the teeth than a social pleasantry.

“Here he adopts what looks like the icy stare of distain, standing oddly to attention with his chest puffed and his arms at his sides like a security guard outside a nightclub.

“It’s an alpha display of body splaying and Boris’s response looks to be in a similar vein.”

The latest meeting came as world leaders from 120 countries gathered for the two-week COP26 summit in order to try to reach an agreement towards net-zero emissions by 2050.

Tensions between London and Paris had been brewing for weeks in the run-up to the event over post-Brexit fishing rights.

The UK left the EU Common Fisheries Policy at the start of January as part of the Brexit deal.

Britain took back control of its fishing waters and will slash EU quotas by 25 percent over the next five years.

Officials in Paris have since threatened to take action against the UK after it emerged only 12 licences out of 47 bids for smaller vessels were granted – a figure which has now risen to 18.

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New rules mean EU vessels must provide historical evidence of using British waters and the UK Government has insisted 98 percent of applications have been approved.

Earlier today, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss doubled down on the UK’s stance and said legal action was being considered.

The hardline approach by the UK has since prompted the French President to row back on threats to block British boats from landing their catches in French ports and tighten customs checks, which were due to come into force at midnight.

Brexit Minister Lord Frost will now hold talks with France’s Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clement Beaune, on Thursday.

A UK Government spokesperson said: “We welcome the French Government’s announcement that they will not go ahead with implementing their proposed measures as planned tomorrow.

“The UK has set out its position clearly on these measures in recent days.

“As we have said consistently, we are ready to continue intensive discussions on fisheries, including considering any new evidence to support the remaining licence applications.

“We welcome France’s acknowledgement that in-depth discussions are needed to resolve the range of difficulties in the UK/EU relationship.

“Lord Frost has accepted Clement Beaune’s invitation and looks forward to the discussions in Paris on Thursday.”
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