The French government is on the brink of collapse after France’s hard-Right and Left-wing parties filed motions of no confidence against Michel Barnier, the prime minister.Their move came after Mr Barnier said on Monday that he would force through a controversial new social security budget without a parliamentary vote by invoking presidential decree,

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier used a constitutional tool to push through parts of his unpopular budget bill without a parliamentary vote, raising the prospect lawmakers could dissolve his government within a matter of days.

By Elizabeth Pineau and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Monday he would try to ram a social security bill through parliament without a vote, leaving him more vulnerable than ever to being toppled in a no-confidence vote by far-right and leftist rivals.