SULKING Emmanuel Macron sloped back to France after being snubbed by Boris Johnson for a showdown meeting, The Sun can reveal.
The grumpy French President left COP26 a whole day before other leaders, shortly after announcing he had delayed his threats to start a trade war with Britain.
Macron left an entire day before other world leaders after Boris' snub
Mr Macron demanded a face to face sit down with Mr Johnson on Monday evening as tensions over fishing ran high.
But Downing Street declined as the PM was hosting the Royal Family at reception for world leaders – where Mr Macron was conspicuously absent.
Shortly after flight logs show his private jet speeding toward Paris from Glasgow Airport.
French sources insisted the President had always planned to spend just a single day in Scotland and "nothing" should be read into the timing of his departure.
But Mr Macron's official diary was largely clear for Tuesday, with just a smattering of routine meetings.
And his departure came immediately after he made a humiliating climbdown in the ongoing fishing row – stepping back from brink over his threats to trigger a trade war over licences to French boats.
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Last night Mr Johnson publicly slapped down claims Britain was ready to fold and give more access to our waters, telling The Sun: "Since you ask about whether the UK has changed its position on the fishing issue, the answer is no."
The diplomatic temper tantrum, already dubbed "Le Strop", came as the UK made plans to strip France of its status as Europe's £120bn trade gateway to Britain over Mr Macron's fishing wars sabre-rattling.
Ministers are looking at plans to divert goods away from Calais-Dover to ports in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia.
Industry chiefs have been warning them for years of the need to end our reliance on the short straits and "promote resilience across the UK".
Transport secretary Grant Shapps yesterday visited Immingham and Grimsby docks, which are among those earmarked for extra trade.
Simon Bird, from Associated British Ports, said they're "faster and cheaper" than Dover for firms shipping to the Midlands and North.
Last night Paris was still sabre-rattling on fishing with sources close to Mr Macron insisting a trade war isn't off the table.
Influential MP Bruno Bonnell said the UK was "bluffing" with his threat to take legal action if France goes ahead with punishment measures.
HOPE and aspiration will save the planet rather than doom-laden lecturing, Business Secretary said last night.
Kwasi Kwarteng came out swinging at attacks on world leaders jetting into the international climate change conference on their huge planes, saying COP26 has to be face-to-face to work.
PAThe Business Secretary said world leaders should push the benefits of going green to give people hope[/caption]
And the top Tory vowed Boris would slash taxes and slapped down calls to whack an extra levy on meat – saying it wouldn't work.
As he arrives to meet with business chiefs and rally them along to go green, he said the gas-guzzling jets were a price worth paying.
He insisted: "It's a bit of a cheap shot. How else are they going to come here – by boat?
"We're having real commitments here."
And he insisted: "you can get cooperation much more easily face to face than in a zoom call… I think we're making a lot of progress."
The Business Sec slammed the doom and gloom narrative surrounding climate change, and said he wanted chiefs to offer the young people of today hope and aspiration about what a green world can deliver.
He said: "I'm not here to be a doomsayer. I think there's a real opportunity and it's a great thing for Britain as well. It's jobs, growth and wealth-creation."
He slapped down the idea of a meat levy as some of his colleagues have suggested, saying: "I wouldn't go down the tax route", but said he had slashed his own meat intake to be healthier and help the planet too.
AFPGreta Thunberg has warned world leaders they have to act now or the planet will be destroyed[/caption]
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Mr Kwarteng said China's net zero goals are a "huge step forward" despite being a decade behind what the UK and other countries around the world are aiming for, because of the huge size of their economy.
He said: "They do believe in it and they've got a target.
"We can try and push them as we're doing, but I think I think that's a positive message."
And he is fully behind calls to cut taxes ahead of the next election – after ministers announced plans to whack millions with extra National Insurance to pay for the NHS and social care.
He said: "Absolutely, I want to reduce taxes, I am a low tax conservative.
"We have to get back to conservative things, and reduce tax.
"Our economy is growing faster than almost any country in the G7
"We can drive the growth, we can go back to tax cuts."
The Cabinet minister also slapped down suggestions of a rift between his Department and the Treasury, saying he was "really happy" with the cash for net zero and it was "pretty much what we asked for."
"We have had some very good conversations, we are very aligned on net zero."
PAHe played down rumours of rifts between the Business Department and the Treasury[/caption] PAHe hailed Sir David Attenborough for his optimism about the opportunities of going green[/caption]
THE PM will be BANNED from unilaterally ordering the country's schools to shut down ever again, under new proposals in Parliament today
Backers of the radical plan say it will stop kids ever having to endure another "apocalyptic" year stuck at home and deprived of their friends and books.
Getty Images - GettyThe PM is set to be BANNED from ordering Britain's schools to shut down ever again[/caption]
Tory MP Robert Halfon is tabling a Bill to reclassify schools as 'essential infrastructure' – placing them alongside hospitals, nuclear power stations and supermarkets.
A new 'triple lock' would be created to stop No10 from being able to order a draconian shutdown in England at the flick of a pen.
Instead, ministers would have to consult the Children's Commissioner, let Parliament debate and vote on it, and give MPs a vote on renewing it every three weeks.
Mr Halfon said it would stop the "disaster" of a school shutdown happening again.
He said: "These closures wielded a hammer blow for students' education and wellbeing.
"Their effect was apocalyptic, threatening the futures of millions of pupils and students and stopping them climbing the ladder of opportunity."
The boss of the powerful education select committee added: "If we had prevented schools closing in the first place, these children would have remained in the classroom, learning and preparing themselves for the world of work.
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"We owe it to our children to safeguard their educational futures that Covid-19 put on hold."
His Bill, known as a Ten Minute Rule Motion, has got the backing of a string of bug guns in kids education, including Children's Commissioner Rachel De Souza.
Throwing her name behind the fight, Dame Rachel said: "There is no doubt that children paid a high price for their time away from school and now is the moment to put children at the heart of the recovery from the pandemic.
"That is why it is absolutely right for us to do all we can to keep schools open for children. "A 'triple lock' would mean children's needs were considered at every stage to keep children in school."
Covid has blasted massive holes in kids' education and left millions behind in their reading, writing and maths.
GettyBoris Johnson ordered Britain's schools to close as Covid swept the country[/caption]
Pupils missed a staggering 115 days of in school classroom time during the pandemic, experts have said.
While the shutdown has also taken a huge toll on the mental health of kids and teens.
A string of alarming studies have found that youngsters are less happy and more depressed as a result of the school shutdown.
As the Bill is tabled by a backbench MP, it only stands a chance of becoming law if the government accepts it.
BORIS Johnson is in eleventh-hour talks to throw out a sleaze probe against a senior Tory MP to avoid a rebellion in Parliament today.
The PM is under massive pressure to save the political career of grandee Owen Paterson after standards tsar Kathryn Stone found he inappropriately lobbied for two firms.
Boris Johnson is in eleventh-hour talks to throw out a sleaze probe against a senior Tory MP to avoid a rebellion in Parliament today
Mr Paterson has said the probe against him was woefully unfair and drove his wife Rose to suicide.
The tense stand-off will come to a head today as MPs are set to vote on the findings of the watchdog's report.
If it goes through he would be booted out of Parliament for 30 days and could face a by-election battle to keep his seat.
The Sun understands that several Cabinet ministers are furious at the way Mr Paterson has been treated and are urging Boris to intervene.
Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg broke cover yesterday to pointedly say that "many people" had raised "questions about the process" in the sleaze probe.
Cabinet ministers are said to be "cooking up a plan" to save the well liked MP from having to face a recall petition.
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And allies have said that Mr Paterson wants his colleagues to back him completely by voting down the report in its entirety rather than watering down its findings.
One Cabinet minister told The Sun: "There is a plan which we are working on that will save Owen.
"Talks are ongoing with the chief – there are people out there who are saying the whole system is broken and therefore we should 'park' it."
And another MP added: "There is a mood to vote against it but we don't know what the payroll will do. If they abstain then Labour will get their win."
Taking aim at the Standards Commissioner, another Cabinet minister fumed: "She has lost the confidence of MPs. Many think it is utterly unfair.
"And then the question becomes – do MPs comply and work with her in the future? If they think she isn't interested in hearing their side."
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker of the House is understood to have warned privately that MPs risk bringing the House of Commons into disrepute if they overturn the suspension.
The PM is under massive pressure to save the political career of grandee Owen Paterson after standards tsar Kathryn Stone found he inappropriately lobbied for two firmsCommons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg broke cover yesterday to pointedly say that 'many people' had raised 'questions about the process' in the sleaze probe
