France's Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has said he plans to end "lifetime" benefits for former prime ministers as he begins to lay the groundwork for political consultations ahead of trying to get a new budget passed by parliament.
"We cannot ask the French people to make efforts if those at the head of the state do not do the same. Reform is not always for others, as it creates suspicion," he said in an interview at the weekend.
