French farmers take tractors back on the streets of Paris in new protest

Farmers staged their protest on the eve of a major agricultural fair in Paris (Thomas Padilla/AP)

Angry farmers have headed back to Paris on their tractors in a new protest demanding more government support and simpler regulations, on the eve of a major agricultural fair in the French capital.

Dozens of tractors drove peacefully into Paris carrying flags from Rural Co-ordination, the farmers’ union that staged the protest.