Young Leaders – Day Three / Troisième jour

On the third and final day of the seminar, the Young and Local Leaders visited the ‘Cartier’ exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum with an introduction from the Director, Tristram Hunt. Le troisème et dernier jour du séminaire, les Young et Local Leaders ont visité l’exposition «Cartier» au Musée Victoria et Albert accompagné d’une […]

Policy ideas presented to Minister / Idées politiques présentées à la Ministre

During the UK-France Summit, Dr Benjamin Guedj, Young Leader 2022 and trustee of the Franco-British Council, and Emilia Tambwe, Local Leader 2023, shared the Young and Local Leaders policy submission with Clara Chappaz, French Minister for AI and Digital Affairs. You can read the Young and Local Leader suggestions here Lors du Sommet France-Royaume-Uni, le […]

Young Leaders – Day Two / Deuxième jour

On the second day of the Franco-British Young and Local Leaders seminar, Young and Local Leaders had a discussion on UK politics and UK-France relations with MPs and members of the House of Lords. They met Calvin Bailey MBE MP, Labour Member of Parliament and Franco-British Young Leader 2017,  Alan Mak MP, Shadow Secretary of […]

UK-France Summit policy submissions / Propositions politiques pour le Sommet France-Royaume-Uni

Today is the 37th UK-France Summit. Our Young and Local Leaders have been working on policy suggestions for the future of the bilateral relationship. You can read their suggestions here  Aujourd’hui se tient le 37e Sommet France-Royaume-Uni. Nos Young et Local Leaders ont travaillé sur des propositions politiques sur le futur de la relation bilatérale. […]

Meeting the French President and the British Prime Minister / Rencontre avec le Président français et le Premier ministre britannique

On 9th July, during the Franco-British Council Young Leaders and Local Leaders seminar and as part of the State Visit of French President Emmanual Macron, Young and Local Leaders met with Prime Minister The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP and President Emmanuel Macron at the British Museum The event was for the announcement that […]

Young Leaders – Day One / Premier jour

The Franco-British Council Young Leaders and Local Leaders seminar 2025 took place in London from 9th to 11th July 2025 during the State Visit of French President Emmanual Macron. As part of our partnership with the Government of Jersey, Young and Local Leaders from Jersey joined the programme for the first time. Read more about […]

Online exchange of ideas ahead of the FB Summit / Echange d’idées en ligne en amont to Sommet France-UK

Yesterday, our Young and Local Leaders continued their exchange of ideas on policy online today ahead of the UK-France Summit next week Hier, nos Young et Local Leaders se sont réunis en ligne pour continuer leurs échanges d’idées avant le Sommet France-RU la semaine prochaine.

Policy ideas discussions / Echanges d’idées au Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

This morning our Young and Local Leaders met at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to discuss policy ideas ahead of the UK-France Summit next week. Ce matin, nos Young et Local Leaders ont été reçus au Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office pour un échange d’idées sur des sujets d’actualité en amont du Sommet France-Royaume-Uni […]

Corporate business breakfast / Petit-déjeuner d’affaires

This morning the Franco-British Council in the UK hosted a breakfast on “Changing tides: Geopolitics, Economics and Business in 2025” with Dr. Marion Laboure Senior Economist at Deutsche Bank and Lecturer in Economics at Harvard, and Pierre Chabrol, French Treasury Adviser. Ce matin, le Conseil franco-britannique au Royaume Uni a organisé un petit-déjeuner sur « Changer les marées : […]

France Alumni day / Journée France Alumni

Today alumni of French government programmes including the Entente Cordiale scholarship programme and Young Leaders are taking part in the France Alumni day at the Institut français. Aujourd’hui, les anciens élèves des programmes du gouvernement français, notamment le programme de bourses Entente Cordiale et les Young Leaders, participent à la journée France Alumni à l’Institut […]