it's ashley butler reports from pears. oh, it wasn't the outcome. the french government wanted, but without the parliamentary majority, but decided to force his pension reform built for parliament by decree. a controversial move that infuriated some lawmakers and left the french prime minister struggling to be heard on the per pound. we can't risk seeing a 175 hours of parliamentary debate come to nothing. we can't risk seeing the compromise built by the 2 houses dismissed. we can not risk the future of our pensions. this reform is necessary. the move comes off to more than 2 months of st . protests and strikes against the reform led by frances trade unions who states and erosion work has rights and also angry for plans to raise the retirement age by 2 years to 60 to demonstrate as he gathered outside the parliament st. they'll continue to fight. oh, so pretty revolting is the fact that despite the fact that the government represents a tiny minority and doesn't even have a majority in the parliament, they order a constitutional tools that they can u

bring in an extra $17700000000.00 euros in revenue by 2030 and create up 280-0000 jobs by 2025 at ashley butler has more from paris for the french government in the short term is there any good news they have survived to these to no confidence in the parliament, even though from a very tight margin. they can now press ahead with that controversial pension reform bill. and what that means is, in the coming days with imagine that that bill will then go to the constitutional court and within a few days a week that could get signed into law. so in the short term, good news for the french government, but there is no doubt that the political crisis that they face today is a fall from. because in order to continue with the manual micro presidential term, the governments are going to have to work with other policies in the parliament. they do not have a parliamentary majority. they're going to have to reach out to politicians and also to parliament if they want to go ahead and press ahead with other legislation . but that is clearly going to be extremely difficult after these no confidence motions off

it's ashley butler is joining us live from the leaves a palace in paris. look, natasha. actually, i was very surprised when i read that there has been a some like this one in 5 years. so how significant is this? well, it says very significant indeed because as you say, there hasn't been a summit like this in 5 years. so the fact that is actually taking place is a critical, very important it is being seen very much as an opportunity to reset ties that have been terribly strained over the past few years, particularly since briggs, it with disputes are the things like a fishing rights in the english channel see conveyed and also the arcus a submarine contract. but as i said, this is really, are being seen as an opportunity to turn a new page. those are the words of the lease a palace. now, there are a few reasons for this. the working relationship between the british prime minister, where she sumac and the french present it man on a macro, suddenly much better than macros. a relationship with their previous british prime ministers, boys, johnson, unless trust. but there's a

and that's where our correspondent nasa butler joins us from now since ashley streets, once again or filled was the mood like at this protest. yet thousands of people walking across until paris has been pretty peaceful and joyous for now, i have to say that that might change. but i think most people here are here to the purchase peacefully and to send the message to the french government that they're not happy. they are not happy about the government's pension reform bill, and they're not happy about the method by which president michael's government pushed it through by decree 3 parliament at bypass lawmakers. what people have been telling us is that is really a sign of disrespect place to people in the street who are against this bill of 3 quarters of population. they are, but also sign of disrespect to francis. the institution says a lot of anger here in the street sort of tension. there was certainly far more people care in this protest and they have been in some of the recent demonstrations and strikes. i have to say as well because this is a big strike day, so there is a lot of

ashley. thank very much for the moment. we will of course, check in with you in a little while to find out or the outcome of the no confidence votes in the french varmint. there. natasha butler in paris to kenny an hour where police in nairobi, the capital of fire tear gas had demonstrators were protesting against the rising cost of living and fuel shortages. dozens of people have been arrested including 2 opposition and beast opposition leader ala dingo, who nearly lost last year's presidential election to william mucho has called on kenyan to come out to onto the street. justice white ban on demonstrations. catherine sawyer, reports from nairobi. security is very tight in and around the city we are on opposite vision area. obviously we've seen a lot of security forces here. people are not allowed to move outside of this area. we have seen t. gus that has been deployed. young men are throwing stones, the police, and now the end game of the protest is to go to the city center to go to the president's office and state how to lay that demands. what they're saying is that they're very frustrated by the whole of leaving inflation is very high. he talk about taxes, place us, our