France live: Le Pen's far right calls for snap polls as Macron's political isolation deepens

France's far-right National Rally on Tuesday said it would take no part in crisis talks aimed at charting a path out of the country's political crisis, calling instead for a snap election. Embattled President Emmanuel Macron suffered a fresh blow earlier in the day as his former PM Édouard Philippe said he was in favour of an early presidential election. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.