Michel Barnier, the prime minister of France, lost a historic no-confidence vote on Wednesday and is expected to resign.French lawmakers in the National Assembly approved the motion by 331 votes of the 574 available votes.

Prime Minister Michel Barnier is expected to resign after the National Assembly passed a vote of no-confidence on Wednesday, effectively collapsing the current government.

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.