In a attempt to pacify the French outcry over his recent quips about Sarkozy, today George Osborne has issued a statement to clarify his love of all things French. Speaking at the Anglo-French Peace Talks in Geneva Mr. Osborne said “I think in one respect Mr. Sarkozy is a great European leader of similar stature to Napoleon …”.
Reactions from the Élysée Palace have so far not been encouraging.
