Marine Le Pen called for more warships to boost France's security after the terror attack in Berlin

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The Front National leader said she would increase the country’s budget for defence to three per cent of GDP by 2022.

Mrs Le Pen said military spending should be raised to two per cent of GDP “immediately” and that there should be a gradual rise in spending over the next five years to reach the target three per cent.

Speaking less than 48 hours after a jihadist rammed a truck into a crowd at a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12, she added that France had to “rethink” its defence strategy and boost its military efforts if it was to defeat the Islamic State.