France

Here political stability has returned but France faces the opposite.

We spoke to David Quentin, a candidate for the National Rally party in France.

France’s far-right National Rally made big gains in the first round of the parliamentary election, but what is the likely impact of that for us here in the UK?

We spoke to Eleonore Caroit, a candidate for President Macron’s centrist Renaissance Party.

As the French prime minister warned that the far-right was now at the ‘gates of power’ – the country’s left wing and centrist parties are frantically trying to stop that happening.

Now polls close within the next hour in France’s general election – and there’s so far been a record turnout – the highest for almost 40 years.

President Emmanuel Macron of France has called for the snappiest of snap elections. Why has he done that?

President Macron has described the fatal shooting of a teenager by police as “inexplicable and inexcusable.”

We spoke to the mayor of Annecy, Francois Astorg and began by asking how he felt about today’s events.

The mobile phone footage from the alpine French city of Annecy is deeply shocking – and shows the suspect attacking children – some in pushchairs – apparently at random. 

King Charles was meant to be beginning his European tour in France but as President Macron grapples with protests, sometimes turning violent, against his pension reforms, the trip was cancelled. 

We spoke to the French MEP Manon Aubry from the left-wing party La France Insoumise – and began by asking her if the protestors would be pleased that King Charles had to postpone his visit.

It was common sense and friendship according to the French President Emmanuel Macron – after calling King Charles and postponing his French visit.

There’s been chaos on the streets of Paris as protestors clashed with riot police overnight.

Downing Street is claiming the Home Secretary Suella Braverman didn’t approve an email sent in her name blaming civil servants for the failure to stop asylum seekers in small boats.