French police have arrested hundreds of people as protests led by left-wing forces under the banner “Block Everything” spread across the country.

Nearly 300 people were detained on Wednesday after demonstrators set fire to rubbish bins and blocked highways, fuelled by growing anger at President Emmanuel Macron’s government amid a deepening political crisis.

Authorities said 80,000 police officers were deployed nationwide, though French media reported closer to 100,000. Officers fired tear gas in several cities as they moved to disperse crowds and make arrests.

The demonstrations – organised under the grassroots slogan “Bloquons Tout” or “Block Everything” – combined work stoppages, road blockades and acts of civil disobedience in opposition to what protesters denounced as years of austerity.

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