in a dangerous place. downing street still insists that the prime minister is yet to receive a second fine, but with the police investigation farfrom over and local elections around the corner, this place s current occupant has a fight on his hands to stay here. peter saull, bbc news. more now on our top story: france choosing its next president, with incumbent, emmanuel macron challenged in the second round by the far right leader, marine le pen. turnout at midday was almost two percentage points lower than at the same stage in the last presidential election. concerns about turnout have been a key feature of this election with emmanuel macron s camp particularly worried about voter apathy. david eades can explain this phenomenon further from clichy, near paris. this election being described as a three d election in one or two circles. the three ds being
but if you or anybody else thinks i that i think that i am not bothered that the prime minister broke i the law, the laws that he made, that i don t think it matter that his authority to lead i the country is shot through, that it doesn t matter- that his own mps now don t really want to defend him l because they are sick of defending lthe indefensible, then i m sorry, i i m not going to shy away from that. sir keir starmer is not alone in wanting the prime minister gone, with other opposition parties more than happy to stick the boot in. you have got someone who has lost that moral authority, lost the trust. he has laughed at the british people. he was partying while people were making sacrifices. there is a point of principle here which is that if you allow the prime minister to mislead parliament without any repercussions, we end up in a dangerous place. downing street still insists that the prime minister is yet to receive a second fine, but with the police investigation farfrom ov