BBC Video: What's Behind Hungary's Street Protests?
- 19 Dec 2018 1:25 PM
Thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz government.
Protests have reached fever pitch in objection to the government's controversial new labour law - which will see workers doing more overtime.
The state broadcaster has been targeted by those demanding the scale of the demonstration be clearly shown.
Newsnight's Mark Urban reports on a wider mistrust in an increasingly illiberal Viktor Orban government
Times journalist Edward Lucas joins Emily Maitlis in the studio.
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