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Hello and welcome to News Hour from the BBC World Service.
We're coming to you live from London.
I'm James Menendez and we're going to start today in Germany.
The sound of protesters in Berlin last night chanting everyone against fascism.
And that's because today members of the German Parliament are debating a new law tightening the rules on immigration,
legislation tabled by the main opposition Conservatives,
that can only pass with the support of the far right Alternative for Germany party.
Other parties and indeed some in the cdu, say that would shatter what's become known as the firewall,
the understanding in place since the end of the Second World War
that the main party shouldn't do business with the far right.
But there are elections next month and polls suggest immigration is the top worry for voters.
While an MP for Germany's ruling Centre left Social Democrats, Jens Zimmermann,