Unsurprisingly, many of the questions put to the prime minister on Sunday lunchtime on the set of BFMTV, set up on the Renaissance campus in Bordeaux, focused on the deadly Hamas attacks that targeted Israel on Saturday.
"We are all horrified when we see these images, when we see victims in the street," the prime minister said of the surprise offensive. "We can imagine the anguish of the population when they see these rockets coming. I would like to reiterate my full solidarity with the Israeli people in the face of these terrorist attacks. Israel has the right to security," Borne said.
Very quickly, the Prime Minister denounced the statements of La France Insoumise on the attacks of Hamas in Israel the day before. "It's very shocking, we can't in the current context put Hamas and Israel back to back," she said, pointing to the political party's "ambiguities" on the subject, bordering on "complacency."
"We ensure that the safety of our citizens is ensured in Israel"
"It is too early to confirm" the information that a French-Israeli was kidnapped by Hamas in the attacks, she also announced. "We're going to remain vigilant, we're going to wait for the information to come back," the head of government continued. "Our embassy is monitoring the situation very closely. We ensure that the safety of our citizens is ensured in Israel. »
In response to a question about the terrorist threat that could target Jews in France, the prime minister also indicated that "we have not identified today any particular threat, we are extremely vigilant, we will not tolerate any slippage on social networks."
Purchasing power: towards "targeted aid"?
Asked about possible new anti-inflation measures, Élisabeth Borne said she was not against the implementation of "targeted aid" in favour of the purchasing power of the French. While she recalls that this aid is "costly" for the country, the Prime Minister stressed that France is committed to purchasing power, "more than any country in the world".
For Éric Dupond-Moretti, "the general rule applies"
The Prime Minister was also questioned about the position of the Minister of Justice within the government, while Éric Dupond-Moretti is due to appear on 6 November before the Court of Justice of the Republic in the context of a case of suspicions of conflict of interest. "This is the general rule that applies," said Élisabeth Borne, assuring that in the event of a conviction, the minister would leave the government.
Immigration: a majority in the Assembly?
Élisabeth Borne also returned to the immigration bill, which currently provides for the regularisation of undocumented workers in occupations in short supply and crystallizes tensions with the right. "The Minister of the Interior is looking for agreements with the opposition, as with all texts," commented the Prime Minister, who said she was "confident" that it would be possible to gather a majority for the vote on this law.