Will French left deprive Macron of a parliamentary majority?

French President Emmanuel Macron is hoping to retain his parliamentary majority in the face of a new electoral alliance, headed by the far-left leader, Jean- Luc Melenchon, which includes the Socialists and Greens.

Also in the programme: Has British prime minister Boris Johnson seen off the rebels in his own party who called a no confidence vote in his leadership last week, and lost; and the Palestinian singer and musician Nai Barghouti who combines jazz with Arabic and western classical music.

(Photo: People attend a campaign meeting of left-wing coalition NUPES (Nouvelle Union Populaire Ecologique et Sociale) ahead of France's parliamentary elections, in Caen, France, 8 June 2022. Credit:Reuters/Sarah Meyssonnier)