French govt seeks to calm tensions over immigration bill

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday sought to restore unity to his centrist ruling party after the adoption of a tough immigration bill under pressure from the far right sparked an unprecedented rebellion within its ranks.- 'Deep scars' – 
The text of the bill had to be hardened under the pressure from the far-right, but Borne stressed that in the end the ruling party did not need the support of Le Pen's far-right RN to push the bill through.