FRANCE has been plunged deeper into a political crisis after its Prime Minister lost a confidence motion this evening.

François Bayrou, who was only appointed by President Emmanuel Macron last December, has been ousted after lawmakers voted to remove him from office.

The 74-year-old voluntarily called this confidence motion in the full knowledge he was unlikely to survive.

It came after sustained backlash in the French parliament to his sweeping austerity budget that aimed to cut government spending by €44billion (£38billion).

The outgoing Prime Minister warned that France 's youth risk being burdened with debt "for the sake of the comfort of boomers" unless the government can get a grip.

France 's national debt to GDP ratio currently stands at an eye-watering 114%.

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