Jon and Lewis in France ahead of the first round of the French elections, which could see the far-right of French politics became the main political force in France.
And we report from Birmingham, following round an independent candidate who thinks he has a chance of beating Labour MP Shabana Mahmood. He's pretty controversial, and for good reason.
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