 It also is a sort of badge of honour that what she managed to do was to get around these MPs. For the last few weeks, she's been locked into discussions, working out what they want, what she can offer them, and what she can get off them, which is their votes. And she's succeeded. Politics is often just a numbers game. Now, von der Leyen made her pitch to the European Parliament this morning, detailing her plans for a second term. What will be her priorities?