Theresa May makes the most of being a bloody difficult woman

Over the weekend, Theresa May fell prey to a rather brutal Brussels briefing when details of the Prime Minister’s ‘disastrous’ Brexit dinner with Jean-Claude Juncker found their way into a German newspaper. With the Prime Minister accused of ‘living in another galaxy’ and lacking a clue when it comes to the Brexit negotiations, one could be forgiven for thinking she would want to try and downplay reports of a frosty relationship with the European Commission president.

Instead, May has used an interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg to double down on the claims. Asked about the reports, May made no apologies as she explained that she was a difficult woman to get on with — and a proud one at that. Referencing the term Ken Clarke used to describe her, May said that it was about time Juncker learnt that she was a ‘bloody difficult woman’:

TM: Now during the Conservative Party leadership campaign I was described by one of my colleagues as a bloody difficult woman.