Borne opposes the “efforts” requested by Barnier from former prime ministers

This is a clear and clear refusal. While the threat of censorship over the Social Security budget hangs over the government, Michel Barnier wanted to call the French to witness at the beginning of last week. And at the same time confront the oppositions, who have its destiny in their hands, with their responsibilities. Guest on TF1's “8 p.m.” on Tuesday, the Prime Minister called on the political class to set an example in terms of savings, with the executive seeking 60 billion euros in cuts for the 2025 budget. pleaded for “improvements in the state’s lifestyle” as well as“an effort to former ministers and former prime ministers to reduce operations”.

Given the low amounts involved – 1.42 million euros in 2023 according to a report by LR MP Marie-Christine Dalloz – her predecessor Élisabeth Borne had little interest in this request. On France 3 this Sunday, the first head of government of Emmanuel Macron's second five-year term (2022-2024) rejected out of hand the hypothesis of a reduction in credits allocated to those who passed through the rue de Varenne. “What is taken care of, when you are a former prime minister, is a car which accompanies the protection, the security which is assured to you”explained Élisabeth Borne. Before squeakingly shooting an arrow at his successor: “If Michel Barnier thinks that I have no security problems…”

A reform of police protection of former ministers

Strong for having carried “reforms which were not all popular”like retirements in spring 2023 or on immigration in December of the same year, the Renaissance deputy from Calvados underlines that a “protection and security seem appropriate to him.” A disagreement all the more blatant within the “common base” as a project to reform police protection of former ministers or political leaders was submitted Thursday by the Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau to Prime Minister Michel Barnier. According to The Parisian, around thirty personalities are concerned.