French retirement overhaul showdown has united all walks of life in 'widespread broad based protest'

Protesters took to the streets in France on Tuesday in a new show of anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with a record number of police deployed after previous demonstrations descended into violence. For more on the pension reform showdown, FRANCE 24 is joined by Dr. Andrew Smith, Historian of modern France and Lecturer in Liberal Arts at Queen Mary University of London.