Michel Barnier is forced out as France's prime minister in a no-confidence vote. He was appointed after July’s inconclusive parliamentary election.

Already struggling with flat growth and a large debt and deficit, the country faces a new period of instability without a functioning government or a budget.

A vote of no-confidence in French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is taking place at the National Assembly. If the motion is passed, the PM will be ousted and the government will collapse. Watch live scenes from parliament in the stream below.