groups from unions, to students and others coming forward to raise their objections. in part, it is crystallised around the pension age, but so many different analysts saying the same thing, that so many different grievances weaved into these numbers on the streets. a more complicated one for the government to solve, i suspect than simply yes or no on the legal age. but that news coming and that the constitutional council has given it the thumbs up. there will be no referendum, that was a possibility. let s bring in a french political analyst and he is there waiting to talk to us in paris. it s not surprise decision of the constitutional court because a lot of people were saying that the referendum will pass and that the constitutional court will not avoid it. so, it s not a surprise, but i think that we will see in the upcoming hours and the weekend a lot of riots and strikes in the country, because there is still 70% of the french population that is against the referendum,
hope, but he is taking that long term view hope, but he is taking that long term view. ., term view. hugh schofield there in paris. term view. hugh schofield there in paris- thanks term view. hugh schofield there in paris. thanks very term view. hugh schofield there in paris. thanks very much. - term view. hugh schofield there in paris. thanks very much. well, - paris. thanks very much. well, let s, as promised, go back. we instructed that conversation to bring you that latest news about uk nurses, and the vote they are. but antoine, just as i was reporting on talking they are to hugh schofield, our man on the ground, it is pretty clear that emmanuel macron wants to get this onto the statute books very quickly. we have heard from at least one of the union leader saying the fight continues. so, with previous presidents, this has been attempted before and it has been defeated before. 0n the streets. so, that is presumably the next major dynamic. yeah, i think it s really clear that
with this major we will state with this major breaking story on bbc news and bring you the latest reaction from the capital, paris and across wider france. you are watching bbc news. welcome if you are justjoining france. you are watching bbc news. welcome if you arejustjoining us. i m going to take you straight back to france to paris and the capital, because in the last few minutes we have had news from the constitutional court that they have cleared the plans by the government of emmanuel macron, to raise the legal retirement age to 64 from 62. so a major victory for the president. it has been contested for the last month or so since the highly unusual move by the government to ram it through parliament, no vote on the floor that certainly added fuel to the fire of the protest. these protests have gone on across france in all the major cities the two and a half months or so with a whole range of
pension laws. so, we will return to that with more reaction here on the programme and the next little while. but i m going to return straightaway to that major breaking news here in the uk, that vote from the rcn to reject the government pay off we heard from the other health service union unison voted by almost three quarters of their membership to accept. but the rcn rejecting today s offer from the government. just the latest word from the uk government saying it is hugely disappointing that the royal couege hugely disappointing that the royal college of nursing mentorship has rejected the pay tale recommended by their leadership. following all parties agree this was a fair and generous offer which was demonstrated by union accepting it, represented the largest share of nhs workforce choosing to accept it. the fact that the royal college of nursing has announced an escalation in strike action with no delegations based on a vote from the minority of
them having rejected it. but i think also significantly, it is worth bearing in mind the consultants are also looking at the possibility of striking over their pay as well. so the nhs, it s fair to say, doesn t look like it s in any direct crisis in england this evening and the uk, but there is one significant point, is the ability of the rcn to negotiate and hold out is going to be very much more restrictive given the fact that unison have accepted for their member those details. the fact that 39% of eligible members apparently didn t take part in this ballot and the fact that there is a marginal vote in favour of rejecting the deal. but the language is pretty significant. a historic pay rise, they say, after his historic strike vote. ,, ., ., ~ , ., they say, after his historic strike vote. ,, ., ., ~ i. ., they say, after his historic strike vote. ,, ., ., ~ ., ., ~ , vote. sean, thank you for taking us throu~h vote. sean, thank you for taking us through all vote. sean, thank you f