Barnier is expected to resign after French lawmakers voted 331 out of 574 in support of the no-confidence motion.

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.