I wasn't sure what to expect as I sat down to listen to the senate hearing of French ministers yesterday, but I wasn't expecting that.
The chaotic maelstrom of lies, smears, deflections and cynical stereotypes that flowed from the mouths of Gérald Darmanin and Amélie Oudéa-Castera were quite difficult to comprehend or keep track of. I dare say we are all used to our politicians bending the truth at times but I'm not sure I've seen it done at warp speed before.
Where to even start? There was an embarrassing climbdown from Mr Darmanin who told senators that the actual figure of fake tickets scanned before Saturday's match was nearly 2600, a slight deviation from the 40,000 figure he had plucked from the sky days earlier.
