Theresa May has just had a humiliating night, as EU leaders rebuffed her bid for concessions on the Irish backstop, and told her the withdrawal agreement was no longer negotiable.
The bleak response she received from the EU27 may explain this rather icy moment between Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker which was caught on camera at the beginning of the day:
This doesn't exactly look like an exchange of pleasantries between Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker as the Brexit summit gets underway. #EUCO pic.twitter.com/l0r4NwDj8h
— Philip Sime (@PhilipSimeITV) December 14, 2018
UPDATE: Mr S is happy to provide an update for those wondering what the PM and Juncker were saying. Two expert lipreaders at Channel 5 have analysed the footage and reckon May was upset that the president of the commission had called her ‘nebulous’. Footage below:
NEW – Two expert lipreaders tell 5 News that Theresa May accuses Jean-Claude Juncker of describing her as nebulous.
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