Why Labour’s high command has become very obsessed with bills and borders

German politicians used to know where they were with their voters.

Konrad Adenauer , the first chancellor of West Germany , had more than 14 years in the role.

Helmut Kohl , whose captaincy encompassed the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification, was at the helm for 16 years .

It will be a huge surprise if Herr Scholz is returned as chancellor.

Voters who feel they’ve been made poorer tend to hand out a beating to whoever is in charge.

Freebies saga damaged the Starmer government’s reputation because there was no good answer to the question: why isn’t the prime minister paying for his clothes and family treats like everyone else has to do? It has just been reported that permanent migration to OECD countries reached a new record last year .