The Force Ouvrière trade union arrives at Matignon Palace, where French PM Michel Barnier is holding a series of discussions with trade unions and employers' organisations. "The bill for ‘whatever-it-costs’ politics (ed: initially the name given to state aid for businesses impacted by Covid lockdowns) cannot just be paid by the workers," says Frédéric Souillot, General Secretary of the Force Ouvrière union, who also called for "the repeal of the pension reform." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES