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Prime Minister Theresa May is to hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, Downing Street says.
Mrs May has been invited to Mr Macron's holiday retreat in the south of France.
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It comes as the UK government steps up its engagement with counterparts in the EU over Brexit.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told the Evening Standard France and Germany had to "send a strong signal" to the European Commission on the need for a "pragmatic and sensible outcome".