here with me in the studio is doug herbert. francois fillon said there's no way he's dropping out of the race. he is of course a conservative candidate for the presidential election, the first round of which is in april. so he's staying in the race. he said he has done nothing wrong. employing his wife was perfectly legal but he did apologize to the french people and said he hadn't realized early, soon enough this would be a real issue. >> absolutely. that's a perfect summary. he staunchly defended the legality. said he absolutely did nothing wrong in anything he did in his hirings over the years, the decades with his wife. at the same time he acknowledged that perhaps he made what he called an ethical -- there were ethical considerations and he made perhaps a mistake, that he was perhaps in his words took more time than necessary to understand the changes in heverage french society. it's a very interesting acknowledgment. we were talking about this earlier. the sense there is this entrenched system perceived more and more with

i'm joined by doug herbert. what more do we know about this white paper that's due to drop at any minute? >> it's all a matter of conjecture what the fine print is going to say. everybody has their own version of what they think brexit means. theresa may has given this very broad prescription. some hints of what we might find in that paper. brexit means out of the freedom of movement provisions of the european union. the campaigners was they wanted control of their borders again. movement forom of people within the european union. that really needs no entry in theory. they will opt out of the single market. also opting out of the customs union. they want to negotiate trade deals. make britain stronger and more prosperous by being sovereign. not in any pan-european customs union. we might see some element of trying to negotiate. when and ifations they start rights for britons living in the eu and the 27 other countries and rights for eu members who are based and working in britain. a lot of people say this is not

thank you, doug herbert. stay tuned. >>> more now on the upcoming french campaign, and broadcaster france left 24 came together to reject candidates like marine le pen. she called to reject globalism, and call to

thank you, doug herbert. stay tuned. >>> more now on the upcoming french campaign, and broadcaster france left 24 came together to reject candidates like marine le pen. she called to reject globalism, and call to exit from the european union, and to exaggerate the reports. this is over 7:00. >> i'm nadia shambee, and the french campaign is gaining momentum here. a week ago, at a party in paris after having beaten the vice president, he had a platform focused on environmental and social issuek but this week almonta focused on identity and islam. outside of paris, the rival on the left of the spectrum is holding his own rally for at least a version of him was. he campaigned in history this sunday by using the hollow gram to appear in the capital while holding the meeting 400 cl kilometers away in the central city of lie yam. he insisted that the modern take on politics went way beyond the technical prowess. take a listen. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: it is up to you the choose. you are choosing

doug herbert. that's it for me. back at the top of the hour. stay tuned. >> french broadcaster france 24 provided coverage of marine le pen's french at the national press party as she talked about demands for a referendum for france to exit the e.u. and national security. >> thank you for watching france 24. the presidential campaign is gaining momentum here in france. a week after winning the left wing primaries, benoits with anointed by his socialists in a partying meeting here in paris. the platform clearly focused on environmental and social issues. this sunday, hammon talked about his far right rivals accusing them on focusing their attention on divisive issues such as national identity and islam. meanwhile, little outside paris, hammon's main rival on the left is holding his own rally. or at least a version of him was. he made campaign history this hologram sing a while holding his meeting in the city of lyon. take a listen. >> it's up to you to choose. you're choosing in a crucial time. we have already lost 10 years. the 21st century has