 Also, President Emmanuel Macron says France respects Britain's sovereignty, but it is time to end rouse over sausages and focus on more serious issues. Tensions between Britain and the European Union over the Brexit deal exploded into an open war of words on Sunday, with both sides accusing the other of sowing dish harmony at the Group of Seven summit. Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked Macron during a meeting how he would feel if he told a sausage maker could not sell their products on Paris markets, drawing a comparison with Northern Ireland sausage makers.