Decision to use executive measure known as ‘49.3’ was also taken in December, toppling the previous government

France’s prime minister will face a vote of no confidence after he pushed through the country’s budget bill without a vote in the Assemblée Nationale.

The hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) said on Monday it was lodging two motions of no confidence in the government after François Bayrou used a constitutional measure known as the “49.3” to force through the legislation without a parliamentary debate.