It boils down to this - how do Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron make the case for what they see as the virtues of patience, nuance, subtleties and trade-offs in an era of growing impatience at the perceived repeated failures of those in high office?

By Elizabeth Pineau and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced tougher migration controls on Thursday, ending a state visit with deals on defence,

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are finalising a “one in, one out” scheme to curb crossings of refugees and migrants in small boats across the English Channel.

Sir Keir Starmer was hoping to break the curse of the cabinet away day as he summoned his ministers to Chequers for the launch of a summer "refresh" of his troubled government.The aim: to plot a course for a recovery during Labour's second year in power after a first 12 months blighted by economic woes,

Chris Philp was humiliatingly forced to admit the Tories’ own failure on small boat crossings after dismissing Keir Starmer’s bid to solve the problem as a “gimmick”.The shadow home secretary said the prime minister’s returns deal with French president Emmanuel Macron was “laughable”.

Keir Starmer has come under pressure over claims more state pensioners will be forced to pay income tax. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch attacked the Prime Minister over frozen tax bands which are pushing more pensioners into paying income tax.

Predictably though it wasn't long before Nigel Farage was on social media declaring it a "humiliation". It will be frustrating for a No10 team who know that securing any sort of returns deal with France was like swimming against the tide.