Row over education minister sparks crisis in France’s new government

Amelie Oudea-Castera was accused of lying about why she enrolled her son in a private school

France's new education minister has sparked the first major crisis for Gabriel Attal's new government following accusations she failed to give the true reason why she enrolled her children in a private school.

The snowballing row threatens to derail French president Emmanuel Macron's attempt to give the government - which does not have an absolute parliamentary majority - a new lease of life before European elections in June.