French government vows to push on with immigration bill despite defeat

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Emmanuel Macron faces political crisis after opposition parties refused to debate it in parliament

The French government has said it will push on with a planned immigration law in the face of a political crisis after opposition parties from the left to the far right refused to even debate it in parliament.

The president, Emmanuel Macron, and the centrist government were surprised by a humiliating defeat on Monday – the first time in 25 years that a government bill was rejected before even being debated by parliament.

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