‘No negotiation’ on trade crisis, Macron tells PM

Latest updates and essential advice from The Independent [View in browser]( [Alternate text] Daily briefing June 11, 2021 Today’s essential news from the source you trust This morning’s headlines Emmanuel Macron has launched [an angry attack on the UK’s failure to implement the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland](, wrecking Boris Johnson’s attempts to claim there is “harmony” at the G7 summit. The French president branded the prime minister’s attempt to reopen the legal protocol governing trade across the Irish Sea as “not serious”, saying: “Nothing is renegotiable.” The attack - ahead of a face-to-face meeting with Mr Johnson in Cornwall - came after the US issued the UK with an extraordinary diplomatic rebuke for putting the Northern Ireland peace process in jeopardy. Joe Biden’s top diplomat in London warned David Frost, the Brexit minister, that the government is “inflaming” tensions by refusing to introduce checks at ports, revealed in a memo that No 10 did not deny. At the G7, Mr Johnson and Mr Biden held talks for one hour and 20 minutes and emerged, Downing Street claimed, “in complete harmony” on the Northern Ireland controversy. Theresa May has [lashed out at the government’s Covid travel policy](, saying the UK is “no further forward” one year after the pandemic hit - despite more than half of UK adults receiving two doses of a vaccine. The former prime minister suggested Britain is beginning to fall behind Europe in reopening its borders to travellers. She said the UK is sending a message to the rest of the world that “global Britain is shut for business”. Ms May’s comments in a debate on the aviation industry in the House of Commons on Thursday came as an expert warned quarantine-free travel to the UK from mainland Europe or the US will not be permitted before late July. Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy The PC Agency, said the reopening of travel had been “sacrificed by ministers watching their backs”. England footballers [“taking the knee” is “divisive”]( and fans who boo it “would like to end racism as well,” a government minister has said ahead of Euro 2020 commencing on Friday. Education minister Gillian Keegan told BBC Question Time that the gesture is “symbolism more than action”. Players were met with boos by some fans when performing the gesture before last week’s friendly matches against Austria and Romania. England manager Gareth Southgate has said the players will continue to make the gesture in future matches. The Conservative MP for Chichester said “people have to make their own decisions” when deciding whether to take the knee or not. Follow the latest on the Euros [in our liveblog](. . We need your support The Independent employs over 100 journalists around the world to bring you news you can trust. Please consider showing your support with a contribution. [Contribute]( . Top stories [11 pandemic planning exercises were held before Covid, government admits]( [Fainting and heat stroke: how climate crisis threatens Tokyo Olympics]( [Hancock accused of ‘rewriting history’ with denial of PPE shortages]( . . Stories chosen for you - [Emmanuel Macron’s attack on UK’s failure to implement Brexit deal wrecks claims of G7 ‘harmony’]( - [Which leaders are attending the G7 and what will be under discussion?]( - [US hits UK with ‘formal diplomatic reprimand’ – your daily politics briefing]( - [Why does Brexit matter to Joe Biden – and what is his influence over it?]( - [Boris Johnson may have to get used to the lesser role of ‘convenor-in-chief’ | Mary Dejevsky]( . News you can trust The Independent has a 100% NewsGuard trust rating [NewsGuard] [Find out more]( . If you can spare two minutes we’d love to hear your [feedback]( on our newsletters [Alternate text] Join the conversation or follow us [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's News email. Add us to your safe list of senders. If you do not want to receive The Independent News Daily Briefing email, please [unsubscribe](list_name=IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP). If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe [here](. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our [privacy notice]( and [cookie policy](.