Le Pen speech plagiarism 'a wink to former candidate Fillon'

Marine Le Pen deliberately plagiarised parts of a speech from a former presidential candidate, as a "wink" to him and the voters she hopes to peel away in a run-off, her spokesmen have said.

Francois Fillon, the former Republican candidate, delivered the address on France's role in Europe and the world on April 15 - two weeks before Ms Le Pen's speech on Monday.