France in fresh political crisis after MPs oust PM

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Celia Hatton, and in the early hours of Tuesday,

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  the 9th of September, these are our main stories.

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  The French Prime Minister, François Bayrou,

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  has lost a confidence vote in Parliament and will now be forced to resign.

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  Benjamin Netanyahu has told residents of Gaza City to leave immediately,

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  as the Israeli military intensifies its assault.

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  Democrats in the US Congress have published an image of a sexually suggestive letter purportedly sent by Donald Trump to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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  Mr. Trump denies being the author.

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  Also in this podcast,

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  a mural by the street artist Banksy surfaces in London before it's quickly covered up.

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  It depicts a judge in a wig and black robe hitting a protester who is lying on the ground holding a blood splattered placard.

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  We begin in the French capital, Paris.

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  The French government had lost a vote of confidence in parliament,

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  and the Prime Minister, François Beirut, will resign on Tuesday.

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  He'd wanted to cut public spending to shrink the budget deficit,

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  but failed to garner enough support.

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  On Monday, French MPs voted against him.

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  The National Assembly has not approved 194 full 264 against.

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  The Prime Minister must now The result in the French parliament was expected,

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