Angela Merkel admitted yesterday that she would turn back the clock on her refugee policy if she could after her Christian Democrat party suffered a historic defeat in Berlin regional elections.
In a rare expression of regret over her most contentious policy, the German chancellor abandoned the calm self-confidence she has radiated since last year welcoming thousands of mainly Middle Eastern refugees.
“If I could, I would rewind time by many, many years so that I could better prepare myself and the whole government and all those in positions of responsibility for the situation that caught us unprepared in the late summer of 2015,” Ms Merkel said.
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