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French cities impose curfews after weekend of rioting
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu blamed the protests on the ‘ultra-left’.
French cities including Paris, Nice and Lyon have imposed overnight curfews after protests about the cost of living turned violent over the weekend. We hear from the left-wing La France Insoumise party, which has been accused by the Prime Minister of encouraging the violence.
Also on the programme: we hear from a friend of an Australian MP who was the victim of an alleged attack; and the controversial Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is back, this time voiced by an Indian-born actor.
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