we can cross now to france 24's doug herbert. doug, an extremely solid ceremony for the late president. reflectsceremony that ththe wishes of jacqueues c ch's family. and also the french presidency. this memorial service today is really the product of a very, very tight collaboration between both the family that wanted asylum and intimate service and the french presidency, who also needed to make sure it was a service that included as many dignitaries and leaders as wished to attend and pay respects to jacques chirac. it is a servicece that has struk thatat balance. we heard two very solid requiem's by french composers. jesus. the prayayer to it is a capstone of these types of solemn memorial services. emotional highlight of this service was perhaps daniel playing that opus 142 in an e flat major. it is called in prompt us. the humanist message. it is a message that very much gels with those of the family anand the mayan -- maman, jacqus chirac, who went through his life, being someone who tried to forge dialogue between often unl

doug herbert was listening to that with me. the only clarity is he wants an election, no specific date given. what is remarkable is the lack of clarity and details. for more clarity, a better sense of what he is proposing, he needs talks with russells, the european union, to get a sense of whether there is progress being made. do not have that do not have tr that comfort zone of clarity. what we are seeing is a prime minister who is flailing. he knows how to give a good performance and fight b back. he is not just on the defensive, but on the offensive against members of his own party. he has suspended parliament for longer than it has in suspended in decade. slightly unprecedented in modern times. he has lost his majority in a crossing of the floor by one of his partyy members.. he s suffered on hisis first vos prime minister, a humiliating setback in his efforts to force is no deal brexit agenda through. that is the only word you can use. he has come under intense fire from his party moderates and outside his party for the th