welcome to the programme. yes, worldwide condemnation today of the 25 year sentence handed to kremlin critic vladimir kara murza. extraordinary courage from a man who had already been poisoned twice and still refused to relent. also tonight, we ll head to france to get reaction to emmanuel macron s speech to the nation on those controversial pension reforms. the president s approval ratings at rock bottom. and freezing on the big stage elon musk s spacex postponing this afternoon the launch their biggest ever rocket, the starship, over problems with a pressure valve. jonathan amos will be here to tell you all about it. but we are going to start tonight with the problems piling up for rishi sunak. there was news today than 196,000 hospital appointments had to be cancelled because of the junior doctors strike in england last week, with more nursing strikes now scheduled for the may bank holiday. on top of that, we learnt today the prime minister is under investigation by the
frankly no. despite months of discussions, we could not reach a consensus, and i regret it. i m joined by madeleine schwartz, editor of the dial magazine and a journalist based in paris. nice to see you. francois hollande beirut, who many of us know as one of the veteran centrist he s been around for a long time, he said over the weekend that president macron had failed to explain the basic reason for the retirement reform thatis reason for the retirement reform that is that pensions are now being paid for with national debt. did the president do any better in expelling it tonight? president do any better in expelling it toniaht? ~ it tonight? well, we saw the night was really a it tonight? well, we saw the night was really a president it tonight? well, we saw the night was really a president who - it tonight? well, we saw the night was really a president who is - it tonight? well, we saw the night| was really a president who is trying to move the conversation on from this pension
have decided mutually it seems to postpone that visit. we are going to get into some of the details, not so much about the visit, but the reasons the pension reforms and what is happening. with me is anne elisabeth moutet a paris based journalist and political commentator. also i m joined by madeleine schwartz editor of the dial magazine and a journalist based in paris. thank you for come onst programme both. right, let us start, it is complicated, there is a lot to get through here, but let us start with you anne elizabeth. talk us through, this is about raising the pension age, from 62 to 64, which by many similar countries standards is quite low to begin with, what caused this outrage? well, many things, and at the state outrage? well, many things, and at the stage we outrage? well, many things, and at the stage we have outrage? well, many things, and at the stage we have reached - outrage? well, many things, and at the stage we have reached now, - outrage? well, many things