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The Chancellor came under fire for her decision in 2015 to open Germany's borders to one million migrants at the height of the refugee crisis gripping Europe.

And now the 63-year-old has lashed out at critics, admitting she would react “the same way again” if a similar crisis erupted.

The open-door policy weakened her support and saw voters turn to the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party in the September elections.