What does Emmanuel Macron's victory mean for Brexit?

The French president-elect is said to favour a “hard Brexit”.

By Nilima Marshall

Emmanuel Macron’s success in the French presidential election means he will play a key role in the Brexit process – so it was no surprise Theresa May was quick to congratulate him on his win.

Downing Street stressed that France is one of the UK’s closest allies and the Prime Minister looked forward to working with him “on a wide range of shared priorities”.