Although Bayrou looks likely to survive the no-confidence motion put forward by 58 far-left France Unbowed (LFI), Green and communist MPs, a loss of Socialist support would be a big blow, especially after he offered on Tuesday to renegotiate a disputed 2023 pension reform law to win their backing.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou passed the first test of his new minority government on Thursday as he survived a vote of no-confidence called by the hard left after the centre-left Socialist Party did not back the motion.

France's new Prime Minister François Bayrou is set to face a no-confidence vote in the Paris parliament on Thursday afternoon. If successful, this would mean the collapse of the newly formed centre-right government,

France and the U.K. are discussing sending soldiers as part of a plan to end hostilities, according to a British newspaper.

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are discussing sending British and French soldiers to Ukraine as a peacekeeping force after any potential deal to end the war, The Telegraph understands.

French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer are discussing the possibility of deploying their countries' military personnel to Ukraine as a peacekeeping contingent. Paris and London are considering this scenario in light of a potential agreement between Kyiv and Moscow to cease hostilities,