Hugh Schofield

Well, this is obviously the question that everyone's going to be asking. The beginnings are OK. You know, the reactions from just about everyone have been, well, let's give them some time. But that was also the reaction with Michel Barnier, let us not forget. No one except for the far left, the hard left, France and that bad party is saying outright, we want to bring this man down.

Well, this is obviously the question that everyone's going to be asking. The beginnings are OK. You know, the reactions from just about everyone have been, well, let's give them some time. But that was also the reaction with Michel Barnier, let us not forget. No one except for the far left, the hard left, France and that bad party is saying outright, we want to bring this man down.

They are saying that. They say they'll vote a vote of censure. But everyone else is saying, no, no, we're going to see what happens. But of course, that's all very well now. The key moment is going to be when he produces the budget, which he has to very quickly, and that's when the divisions will come clear. Hugh Schofield talking to me from Paris.

They are saying that. They say they'll vote a vote of censure. But everyone else is saying, no, no, we're going to see what happens. But of course, that's all very well now. The key moment is going to be when he produces the budget, which he has to very quickly, and that's when the divisions will come clear. Hugh Schofield talking to me from Paris.