A damning account of Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker’s dinner last week in the German newspaper FAZ has made it into English, and it has caused consternation at Westminster.
The highlights, if that is the correct word:
- David Davis caused an awkward silence when he attempted to use his victory over Theresa May’s Home Office at the European Court of Justice as an icebreaker.
- Juncker became alarmed when he realised that Downing Street still believes that a trade deal can be achieved within the two year time frame of Article 50.
- The PM believes that the Protocol 36 negotiations – when as Home Secretary, she opted out a raft of measures before picking out the ones she liked and opting in a la carte – are a model for the Brexit talks
- At the close of the dinner Juncker said he was “10 times more sceptical” about the chances of a successful deal than he was before.
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