MPs throw out French government’s immigration bill

Unlikely alliance of opposition MPs deal humiliating defeat to Emmanuel Macron and Gerald Darmanin

Opposition MPs have succeeded in scuppering the French government's highly controversial immigration bill by having it thrown out before any debate began.

In a humiliating defeat for Emmanuel Macron, a motion to reject the law - known as the Darmanin law after the interior minister, Gerald Darmanin - was passed on Monday by five votes.