Marine Le Pen calls for Michel Barnier to ‘respect’ National Rally voters – Europe live

Far-right leader says newly announced prime minister should respect the ‘11m French people’ who voted for her party

The far right National Rally’s Marine Le Pen has stressed that the new head of government respect those who voted for her party.

Xavier Bertrand, whose name was floated earlier as a potential prime minister, sent his best wishes to Michel Barnier.