Foreign financiers, including British, trying to destabilise French President Sarkozy's presidency by insinuating infidelity in his marriage

France's first lady, former supermodel, Carla Bruni has dismissed rumours about her infidelity as "insignificant". But a police chief has claimed her hubby, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, ordered spies to uncover the source of the gossip — which also claimed he was having an affair.

Bruni, 42, spoke for the first time about the allegations on French radio yesterday, saying: "For my husband and myself, these rumours are of no significance. "It is true that we were victims of rumours and it wasn't pleasant, but this has not the slightest importance for us."

Bernard Squarcini, director general of the Judicial police, however said President Sarkozy had ordered a criminal investigation into who started the claims.

An advisor to President Sarkozy claimed that they may be a bid by foreign financiers, including British bankers, to destabilise President Sarkozy's presidency because he wants to regulate global capitalism.

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