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Prime Minister Theresa May’s leadership is hanging by a thread as she faces a no confidence vote tonight over her Brexit deal. But the situation is just as serious abroad. Emmanuel Macron is under the same threat after the Paris riots laid bare his complete loss of control over France. Similar demonstrations have already spiralled out of control to other parts of Europe, with yellow vest-inspired riots raging in Belgium and Holland earlier in December.

Meanwhile, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel is currently steering a minority government, that risks crashing at any time, following a row over migration. Elsewhere in Poland, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Law and Justice (PiS) party leader is keen to stick it to the EU by calling a vote of confidence in his own government. All eyes were on the UK this morning when it emerged 48 MPs had submitted the letters needed to trigger a vote of no confidence in Mrs May’s leadership after she halted a Commons vote on her Brexit deal. In a speech outside Downing Street, Theresa May stood defiant and vowed to fight on with “everything I’ve got”.

EU news: The bloc faces a crisis as EU leaders are hit by chaos

The EU quickly threw its weight behind the Tory leader with Commission spokeswoman Margaritas Schinas saying Mrs May had done a good job of “managing a very difficult process”. She said: “The Commission will not comment on the internal politics of the United Kingdom and not least the Conservative party, but President Juncker has on many occasions expressed his support for the prime minister May and her role in managing a very difficult process.” Just hours later EU poster boy Emmanuel Macron was dealt a major blow after it emerged the French President faces a vote of no confidence of his on in parliament on Thursday amid nationwide anger, which has seen violent riots across the country. Leftist MEPs said Thursday's vote is the result of 18 months of fiscal injustice and called on the French president to "radically change direction".

EU news: Theresa May faces a leadership challenge

Rebels said the no confidence vote in Mr Macron was "the rejection of unfair social and tax policy conducted for eighteen months", adding that "violence is never the solution". And in a further blow to the Brussels club, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed he will call for a vote of confidence in the government to ensure it has a mandate for its reforms before this week's EU summit. Mr Morawiecki's nationalist and eurosceptic Law and Justice (PiS) party has clashed with the Brussels club after it overhauled the judiciary and took more control over public media. Since coming to power three years ago, PiS has grown increasingly isolated in the EU amid accusations at home and abroad of a tilt towards authoritarianism.

EU news: Macron faces a leadership challenge on Thursday