Macron unveils scheme to help less affluent students go to grandes écoles

French president had vowed to close elite ENA school, but now will set aside six places for poorer students

Emmanuel Macron has announced a scheme to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds study at the country's most elite establishment, the Ecole nationale d'administration (ENA).

Under the new talents" programme, six places at the Strasbourg-based school - a hothouse for France's political class - will be dedicated to students from less affluent families.