French PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests as he seeks partial curfews – Europe live

Sébastien Lecornu says new measures will be put in place from tonightMacron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across FranceFrench PM Lecornu says he has asked prefects to implement “a number of partial curfews” in certain “localised” urban areas to stop further disorder, which he attributes to “the extreme-left” and some criminal elements.We will no doubt hear more on this from local authorities, as in the example of Marseille (10:32). Continue reading...