The French government has collapsed after prime minister François Bayrou lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly. MPs overwhelmingly backed the motion to remove Mr Bayrou, voting 364-194 – a 170 majority. Mr Bayrou is expected to hand in his resignation on Tuesday, leaving Emmanuel Macron to search for a replacement or call snap elections. After the vote, Mr Macron said he would appoint the seventh prime minister of his premiership “in the next few days”. During an impassioned speech to