French PM Michel Barnier loses no-confidence vote as government collapses in fresh crisis for Macron - It is the first time a government in France has been forced out by such a vote in more than 60 ye

PARIS — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government collapsed on Wednesday, triggering an unprecedented political crisis that threatens the stability of the eurozone.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government is in tatters after he lost a historic no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes. France's far-right and left-wing forces joined together to vote to oust Mr Barnier after just a few months in the job,

Michel Barnier’s government was the first to fall as a consequence of a no confidence vote in France since 1962.

Today, deputies in France's National Assembly will deliver their verdict on Mr Barnier in a no-confidence vote, likely to bring the curtain down on his brief tenure as the nation's PM.

French lawmakers on Wednesday voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier after just three months in office in a move which deepens a political crisis in the country.

A vote of no-confidence in French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is taking place at the National Assembly today. If the vote goes through, the PM will be ousted and the government will collapse. Watch live scenes from parliament in the stream below.

Faced with France’s raucous hung parliament, Emmanuel Macron banked on one man to form a functioning government: Michel Barnier, whose “method” helped tame Brexit. But three months on, the French president’s gamble on the former EU Brexit negotiator,

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday in which parties from the left and the right are expected to join forces to oust him after he forced through his budget.