Tsipras facing revolt over bailout

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras faces open revolt from some of his own ministers as he seeks support for a bailout deal that, while saving the country from financial collapse, will cause years of pain for Greece.

The Athens coalition must pass a raft of measures through parliament by tonight, including consumer tax increases and pension reforms, to start negotiations with European creditors on a third bailout worth up to €85bn.

The deal tramples on practically all of Tsipras’s pre-election vows to repeal the budget austerity that European creditors have imposed for five years.