Half of UK election postal votes - including from France - 'did not count' Organisation recommends overhaul of voting process for Britons abroad
LATEST POLITICS NEWS New French PM Bayrou wants to retain Pau mayor role – is this possible? Law passed to allow France to continue to collect taxes despite lack of 2025 budget Which two French prime ministers of the Fifth Republic also served as president? France set to pass emergency ‘budget law’: is it good or bad for your finances? Centrist François Bayrou announced as new French prime minister
Ministers to debate emergency law so France can continue to collect tax and pay expenses Airline passenger refunds due as ticket tax rise cancelled by French government fall ‘I know people are tempted to blame me’ says Macron amid political chaos
Former French PM claims cartes Vitale will not work in January: it is not true Elisabeth Borne evokes healthcare funding collapse to convince MPs to not vote for the motion de censure
Millions in France at risk of paying more tax due to budget chaos 2024 tax brackets may be maintained with no allowance for inflation unless new measures are passed
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigns after no-confidence vote passes He will remain in place as a caretaker prime minister until President Macron announces a new government
CHART: Which French prime minister has used controversial article 49.3 the most? Use of measure by Michel Barnier resulted in two no-confidence motions this week
Translated: The two ‘no confidence’ motions filed against French government Debate on these is due to start at 16:00 today followed by voting
What happens now the French government has fallen? Michel Barnier has become the shortest-serving prime minister of the Fifth Republic and who will replace him is far from clear
What next as French government faces motion of no confidence? Prime Minister Michel Barnier likely to be deposed as both far-right and left bring forward motions, although tensions grow between opposition groups
Euro and French stocks fall as Michel Barnier’s government faces collapse Far-right lists ‘red lines’ that must be removed from budget to regain its support