Interior minister Castaner defends colleague who flew to Morocco on holiday during French strike French interior minister Christophe Castaner defends his colleague at the ministry of the environment, Elisabeth Borne, who has faced scrutiny in some sections of the French media for spending Christmas in Morocco as a nationwide strike over pension reform continues: "... there are quite a few French people who go on holiday as well, and I think that the minister responsible for the environment can afford a few days vacation." IMAGES