Macron's rise could prove a mixed blessing for Brexit Britain

Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, said he would expect Mr Macron to continue with President François Hollande’s tough approach to Brexit.

“He doesn’t want the nationalists to be able to argue that coming out of the EU pays off, so Britain must be seen to suffer a bit,” he said. “Macron is also a true believer in a federalist sense.”...

...Mr Grant pointed out that Jean Pisani-Ferry, Mr Macron’s chief policy adviser, co-authored a paper last year proposing a soft approach to Brexit. But he added: “It is unlikely Macron would take such an approach, which would put him at odds with Germany and the Brussels institutions.”