Brexit bother: animated May remonstrates with EU’s Juncker
Theresa May says she had a ‘robust discussion’ with Jean-Claude Juncker after the words ‘nebulous’ and ‘vague’ were tossed around
Brussels — UK Prime Minister Theresa May remonstrated with president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker at a Brussels summit on Friday and the EU CEO had to placate the prime minister for having publicly called Britain’s Brexit demands “nebulous” the night before. Under huge pressure at home as British media described her largely unsuccessful plea for favour from EU leaders as a humiliation, May appeared anxious to make a point to Juncker before a new session in the morning. What they said was not audible but official video of their exchange as other leaders took their seats showed May repeating herself while the former Luxembourg premier held her by the arm, shook his head and raised his hand palm-up in an apparent effort to calm her down before the Dutch prime minister arrived to interrupt them. The previous evening, Juncker told a news conference that British calls for EU help on Brexit were “nebulous” and “vague”. Diplomats said other leaders made similar complaints ...
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