Le Pen promises to appoint eurosceptic as prime minister if she win French presidential election

Marine Le Pen sought to distance herself from a row over the Front National’s anti-Semitic roots and broaden her appeal by promising on Saturday to appoint a eurosceptic former rival as prime minister.

The presidential hopeful made the announcement at a joint press conference with Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, who ran against her in the first round of the election, taking 4.7 per cent of the vote, but has now endorsed her.

Mr Macron’s movement, En Marche demanded that Ms Le Pen, whose key aide Florian Philippot is gay, publicly condemn the remarks