President says he will remain in power until 2027, amid political turmoil following collapse of governmentThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has ruled out resigning, saying he will stay in power until the end of his term in...
Read MoreFrench president has asked Barnier to stay on as interim prime minister until replacement is appointedAs we wait for Macron to speak, it’s worth highlighting that the roots of this crisis stretch back to June, when...
Read MoreMichel Barnier submitted resignation after being ousted in record time by vote of no confidenceThe French president Emmanuel Macron has held meetings with parliament and senate leaders before a speech to the nation on Thursday...
Read MoreMichel Barnier to present resignation to president after being ousted in record time by vote of no confidenceThe French prime minister, Michel Barnier, is expected to resign on Thursday, a day after his government became the...
Read MoreMinority coalition of PM Michel Barnier falls after three months, the shortest of any administration of France’s Fifth RepublicFrench government falls – live updatesFrance has been plunged into political crisis after...
Read MoreThree-month-old government of Michel Barnier could be felled by combined vote from parties of left and far right over controversial budgetBoris Vallaud, the head of the centre-left Socialist party (PS) tells the prime minister...
Read MoreThree-month-old government of Michel Barnier could be felled by combined vote from parties of left and far right over controversial budgetMarine Le Pen of the far right National Rally is now speaking.“Over these three...
Read MorePM Michel Barnier tells MPs they face ‘moment of truth’, after left and right lodge motions censuring governmentThe French government appears likely to fall later this week after leftwing and far-right parties lodged...
Read MoreConservative leader gives evidence to Post Office inquiryHere are some of the main points from Jonathan Reynolds’s evidence to the Post Office inquiry so far this morning.Reynolds said he accepted as business secretary he...
Read MoreAppointment of Bruno Retailleau is most striking example of reactionary right taking power, says Socialist leaderThe French interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, has promised to “restore order” by cracking down on...
Read MoreThis blog has now closed, you can read more on this story hereJacob Rees-Mogg, the former business secretary, was not exactly on message in his Sky News interview with Kay Burley this morning. As well as implying that he thought...
Read MoreWith just months to go before presidential polls, the centre-right Les Républicains, under pressure from both flanks, are scrambling for a suitable candidateSix months before a presidential election and France’s...
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