French PM faces no-confidence vote after forcing through budget

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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces no-confidence vote after using special powers to force through a social security budget bill. We get the latest.
Also in the programme, we go to South Korea, where the political turmoil continues as protesters and unions demand that the president resign or be impeached for his botched attempt to impose military rule.
And the messaging app Telegram has agreed to take action to prevent the spread of child sexual abuse imagery online, after years of ignoring calls to do so. But how will it do it? We find out.

4 Dec 10AM English United Kingdom Business

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