Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker have 'frosty exchange'

Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker have been filmed having what appears to be a less than cordial exchange before a morning session on the second day of an EU summit in Brussels. The European commission president appears to be trying to calm the visibly angry British prime minister
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[rdyork]

I'm sure she says 'absolute banana' at 4 seconds in

[vangrun]

She's almost crying. And sne's saying: "Absolutely not"

[heatblade]

She seems to be saying "That is rude". What was rude?

[andyhorse]

This is the most Humane I've ever seen Theresa May for her that we only get to see this side of her now .... about 6months too late

[Bunny]

she is worried because she wasted e years of britons in this brexit drama

[morefeather]

She's asking him if he wants a drink

[chunkybuster]

Blimey, l thought she was going to 'stick' one on him! Now that's more like it, tell them to F O !

[armanke]

Who took this picture? It's very cool..

[mjm]

As Prime Minister, she should nit be allowing an EU minister to manhandle her. How weak does that make the UK to the rest of the world look when EU representatives lay their hands on her? Not that she hadn’t already made that perfectly clear with her weak and supplicating negotiating position.

[jbh]

''But Jean-Claude, I want to have my cake and eat it!''

[jun]

Nebulous looking at little frattled here.

[bishopwilliams]

It sounded like "I need it thoe"

[michaelmouse]

Mrs May is the Black Knight in Monty Python & the Holy Grail...
"Tis but a scratch!"

[GLOKD]

I voted to Remain. But seeing the Establishment's - both British & European - bad faith negotiating has turned me. I have no trust left in these people - we need smaller governments with power distributed locally. The EU should be dissolved into a free trade & movement pact.

The mushy progressivism and technocracy promoted by the European Centre-Left and Centre-Right has become totally defunct: prone to profligacy and crony capitalism, whilst micro-managing people's lives under the aegis of moral correctitude and ignoring (sometimes censoring) legitimate concerns over non-selective immigration from the third world.

As a result, Europe - headed by the EU - has experienced the Holy Trinity of economic mismanagement: Higher Taxes, More Debt and Worse Services. Anybody can see this isn't a sustainable model - and the people will continue to rebel, as they did in the French riots, and in the ballot boxes of Britain, Italy, Austria, Poland and Hungary.

[bannon]

At least she had the guts to confront him Corbyn would not of....he is weak.

[laurejon]

The EU is not interested in a deal. The UK has nothing the EU needs, they do not need the trade, and they do not need the UK's money.

Which is why after 40 years of membership, its clear the UK has no relevance remaining in the EU, and would fare far better standing outside of the EU and exploiting trade deals and relationships across the globe under its own steam, without the burden of open borders, huge payments to support the EU's mass unemployment, and of course dodge the future conflicts that are certain to begin across Europe as civil unrest becomes mainstream in the member states.

[jimmyminutes]

It's all a act with the pair of them. Both up for making the vote redundant.

[qwertyzupoi]

conte standing there like the muppet that he is

[RomaCharly]

Theresa May : please please help me!
Jean-Claude Juncker : no more negotiations
Theresa May : but everyone hates me
Jean-Claude Juncker : not our fault your a liar
Theresa May : I demand you respect my wishes
Jean-Claude Juncker : respect is earned not demanded
Theresa May : I need help to get out of this black hole
Jean-Claude Juncker : I can give you a shovel to make it bigger
Theresa May : is that a offer of a re-negotiation ?
Jean-Claude Juncker : no more negotiations go away!

[monkeypushingwood]

Now that is a real leader of United Kingdom , ... Shame its Juncker