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A8 WORLD NEWS
Saturday 13 May 2017

UK Labour leader accuses Theresa May of ‘pandering’ to Trump

By JILL LAWLESS ing to see which way the affairs think tank Chatham
Associated Press wind blows in Washington House to outline his vision
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s isn’t strong leadership. And for defense and foreign
main opposition leader on pandering to an erratic ad- policy. He said he sup-
Friday accused Prime Min- ministration will not deliver ported military action “as
ister Theresa May of pan- stability.” a genuine last resort” but
dering to an “erratic” U.S. He accused Trump of “reck- accused recent British and
administration, as defense lessly escalating the con- U.S. governments of “bomb
and security took center- frontation with North Ko- first, talk later” policies.
stage in the U.K. election rea, unilaterally launching Recent U.K. governments,
campaign. missile strikes on Syria, op- both Conservative and La-
May was the first world posing President Obama’s bour, have joined U.S.-led
leader to visit Donald nuclear arms deal with Iran military interventions in Af-
Trump after his inaugura- and backing a new nucle- ghanistan, Iraq, Libya and
tion, and has stressed the ar arms race.” against the Islamic State
Britain’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks to the me- importance of the trans-At- Corbyn, a longtime anti- group in Syria.
dia outside the Institute of Engineering in London, where a party lantic “special relationship” war activist who opposed Corbyn said he would take
meeting took place as they deal with the fallout from the sensa- to global security. the invasions of Afghani- a different direction, calling
tional leak of its draft General Election manifesto. Thursday May Labour Party leader Jere- stan and Iraq, used a the U.S.-led “war on terror”
11, 2017. The British electorate will vAote in a general election
on June 8. my Corbyn said that “wait- speech at the international a failure.q
(Yui Mok/PA via AP)
France’s new president Macron
proving to be keeper of secrets

PARIS (AP) — Not yet in cois Bayrou, a centrist for-
power, France’s new presi- mer three-time presidential
dent is already showing candidate whose support
that he has one of the nec- helped boost Macron’s
essary skills for the job: the campaign.
ability to keep secrets. Macron ordered his team
Even some of Emmanuel to keep the news under
Macron’s most trusted col- wraps until Bayrou himself
laborators say they don’t went public with it later
know whom he will name that afternoon.
as prime minister — the “Don’t tweet or SMS any-
most important first ap- one, right, kids?” Macron
pointment after he takes said, staring around the
power on Sunday. room and pointing his right
Speculation surrounds a index finger — a scene
half-dozen names, some captured in a fly-on-the-
fairly well-known, others less wall documentary aired
so, but the fact that one in this week by broadcaster
particular hasn’t leaked TF1.
from the president-elect’s Among those who say they
inner circle suggests either are in the dark about Ma-
that Macron still hasn’t cron’s choice of prime
made up his mind or that minister is Richard Ferrand,
his entourage is particularly a prominent figure of the
disciplined and loyal. Macron universe. As sec-
A turning point in Macron’s retary-general of the pres-
run for the presidency also ident-elect’s Republic on
offered a clue that the the Move party, Ferrand is
39-year-old keeps his own working to secure the par-
counsel and his aides on a liamentary majority in June
tight leash when necessary. legislative elections that
In a meeting with members Macron will need to gov-
of his campaign team on ern effectively.
Feb. 22, Macron told them “Frankly, I don’t know,” Fer-
that he was about to get rand said Friday on BFM
an endorsement from Fran- television. q