Rachida Dati described as a “Beurette” on France 5: “Scandalous” several left-wing elected officials protest. “These racist and sexist comments have no place on a TV set,” declared La France Insoumise MP for Essonne Antoine Léaument.

Social contempt mixed with racism is just missing an allusion to sofa promotion and Thréard will have ticked all the boxes, said Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure.