Jacques Serais 2:24 p.m., May 27, 2022

The government is working on this Ascension Bridge.

This is the message that Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne wanted to convey by summoning her ministers this Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. at Matignon.

And, in the midst of a controversy around the Minister of Solidarity Damien Abad, the head of government was careful to lock her communication. 

In the midst of a controversy around the Minister of Solidarity Damien Abad, Elisabeth Borne locks her communication.

The ministers arrested at the exit of Matignon are not more prolific.

Like Olivier Véran, at the microphone of Europe 1. "We worked. The government is at work", he assured.

Consultation, co-construction and results

The government is at work.

So that's the only message.

And after two hours of consultation with the whole of her government, the Prime Minister takes the floor, cards in hand, to detail the content of this meeting.

"I wanted to bring my government together this morning for a time of discussion and work to allow us to set a common framework for our action to share the new method desired by the President of the Republic: consultation, co-construction and results".

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A very framed statement.

There was no room for approximation.

And the press was kept at a safe distance to avoid any awkward questions.

One week to the day after the appointment of this government, the only lesson from this meeting is that the Prime Minister has set three priorities: purchasing power, health and climate.