Emmanuel Macron has faced humiliation today as his government lost a confidence vote, plunging France into political chaos after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warned his peers to not make 'the same mistake as the British'.
The French parliament voted to bring down the government today over its plans to tame its skyrocketing national debt, with the political crisis only deepening as the President now has the task of finding a fifth Prime Minister in under two years.
Francois Bayrou only became France's PM nine months ago, but now, he must resign after 364 of 573 of the government's deputies voted against the vote of confidence.
The 74-year-old centrist pledged to 'fight like a dog' to stay in power, but could not prevent the collapse of his government on Monday night.
As Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet announced the result, MPs applauded loudly and Mr Bayrou sat in silence.
