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Jean Messiha spoke to BBC Newsnight in the wake of a horror terror attack on the streets of the French capital that left one police officer dead.

Ms Le Pen’s advisor said the firebrand Front National leader is the only person who can heal “divisions” in France following a string of devastating terror attacks over the past five years.

He added: “She is the only one who can heal the division in this country because she is the only one to call for authority back in the streets of Paris and the state must use its authority to restore state power in the streets.