Macron refuses minister’s resignation after huge protests rock France – Europe live

Interior minister Laurent Nuñez should stay to ensure chain of command with police and security forces, says president

• Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across France

Protesters blocked entrances to the Louvre museum in Paris in support of a nationwide high school student protest movement and to denounce “police repression”, the museum’s management and unions told AFP.

The museum could not open as scheduled because of a protest led by students from the Ecole du Louvre, management said. A leaflet displayed outside the museum read: “We are proud to announce that we are blocking the world’s largest museum.”