you are being led down a cul de sac by the union leadership telling you there is no pay rise when there is, trying to create some sort of class war when there is none to be had. but the unions claim the government is not interested in finding solutions onjobs, pay and pensions a message shared by labour. boris johnson and grant shapps want the strikes to go ahead. they want the country to grind to a halt so that they can feed off the division. we ll have the latest on how the strikes will affect millions of travellers this week. also tonight. british troops must be prepared to face a renewed threat from russia that s the message of the new head of the british army. president macron s hopes of a new parliamentary majority are fading fast. he s faced a strong challenge from the left. and the international swimming federation votes to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women s events. welcome to bbc news at ten. in just over 2a hours time the bigg
France's lower house voted by a large majority in favour of President Emmanuel Macron's bill designed to tighten the country's immigration rules, despite concerns it could cause a rebellion from left-leaning members. The bill won the backing of the far-right National Rally under Marine Le Pen, but in the end it did not need the party's support to push it through. Mr Macron's government regards the legislation on tightening immigration rules as crucial to taking control of the issue from the far
Europe News: French parliament passes immigration bill backed by President Emmanuel Macron despite rebellion within his own party over far right's support; legisla
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la nupes are likely to be the second largest grouping, while the centre right republicans and the far right national rally under marine le pen will have less than 100 seats each. let s go live to paris for the latest with our correspondent lucy williamson. tonight result is a huge shock for president macron, his prime minister said it posed a risk to france and the government would have to draw the government would have to draw the consequences. what we are seeing is the new shape politics under macron with the opposition on both left and right now made up of parties that want to see radical change in france s collisions with other countries under its constitution. emmanuel macron s presidency just got tougher. early projections suggest his centrist coalition has lost a third of its seats tonight.