French government allows Paris march in U-turn

In a last-minute climbdown, France's Socialist government gave the go-ahead Wednesday for a Paris march against its hotly-contested labour reforms, reversing a ban announced a short time earlier. Philippe Martinez of the far-left CGT union said the U-turn won through "tough talks" with Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was a "victory for the unions and for democracy". Only hours earlier the government had cited security concerns in denying permission for the march set for Thursday, drawing fir