Michael Barnier has become the shortest-serving French prime minister in modern history as opposition parties have ousted his government in a historic no-confidence vote – which hands president Emmanuel Macron a fresh political crisis.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is ousted after losing a no-confidence vote at the National Assembly - in a result that sees his government collapse.

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.