Reports suggest President Macron is right to be worried about Mr Barnier’s position in the race for the top seat. After his campaign got off to a slow start in the summer, the EU’s former Brexit negotiator is now believed to be well-placed to become the candidate for the centre-right Les Republicains( LR) party.A number of senior LR figures have thrown their weight behind Mr Barnier in recent days, including former interior minister Brice Hortefeux, who, according to The Times, gushed: “ You can

He said: “ Mr Johnson has to be careful about the quality of our future relations because this is at stake.“ I think Mr Johnson has to be careful not to sacrifice the future of our EU-UK and France-UK relationship.... He added:" There is a snowball effect." But the support soon dried.... Serves him right." But Mr Barnier insisted that, despite his loss, he was “ proud to have run a dignified and respectful campaign ”....