France is facing the prospect of the collapse of its government amid a row over how to tackle the country’s large budget deficit.

France’s major far-right party is ready to take down Michel Barnier’s government after he declined to meet all of their demands for next year’s budget. The breakdown was sparked by a move by Barnier to use a constitutional mechanism that allows for the adoption of the social security bill without a vote.

France's far-right National Rally will force the collapse of Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government unless in a "last minute miracle" he yields to their demands on the budget, its president Jordan Bardella said.

The French Government, led by Emmanuel Macron is on the brink of collapse with a vote of no confidence expected in the centre-right Republican party. An unlikely team up of New Popular Front and National Rally could oust the current Prime Minister Michel Barnier,