Raging Theresa May let rip at Jean-Claude Juncker — after he infuriated Britain by grabbing her and calling her plans “nebulous”.
The Prime Minister confronted the EU Commission President after he tore into the UK over its Brexit negotiating strategy at a crunch summit in Brussels.
Arriving for fresh talks the PM stunned onlookers by saying to Mr Juncker: “What did you call me? You called me nebulous, yes you did.”
Lip-readers claimed he replied: “What? No I didn’t, no I didn’t.”
GET EUR HANDS OFF HER Furious Theresa May lets rip at EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker for grabbing her and calling Brexit plans ‘nebulous’ — lip-reader reveals angry exchange
Arriving in Brussels for fresh talks the PM stunned onlookers by saying to Mr Juncker: 'What did you call me? You called me nebulous, yes you did' and he reportedly replied: 'What? No I didn’t'
By Lynn Davidson and Nick Gutteridge
14th December 2018
The Sun
RAGING Theresa May let rip at Jean-Claude Juncker — after he infuriated Britain by grabbing her and calling her plans “nebulous”.
The Prime Minister confronted the EU Commission President after he tore into the UK over its Brexit negotiating strategy at a crunch summit in Brussels.
Theresa May squares up to Jean-Claude Juncker after he talked rubbish about her and Brexit
Arriving for fresh talks the PM stunned onlookers by saying to Mr Juncker: “What did you call me? You called me nebulous, yes you did.”
Lip-readers claimed he replied: “What? No I didn’t, no I didn’t.”
Within hours he was forced into a grovelling retreat after being accused of deepening the divide with Britain.
Challenged at a press conference he admitted the confrontation and joked that the pair “weren’t dancing”.
The PM walked straight up to the senior Eurocrat during a roundtable in Brussels
Our leader then point blank confronted the EU Commission President about calling her 'nebulous'
He insisted he was referring to Britain’s vague negotiating stance and that he had the greatest respect for the PM.
Yet in bizarre comments he then boasted: “In the course of the morning after having checked what I said yesterday night, she was kissing me.”
Later Mr Juncker was seen at the summit lunging at and inappropriately grabbing the hair of a female official.
EU Council chief Donald Tusk’s team were said to be furious with Mr Juncker — who sparked the uproar on Thursday by branding the PM’s demands “nebulous and imprecise”. It means vague, hazy and uncertain.
'Nebulous, yes, you did', Mrs May hammers her point home with Mr Juncker
Prime Minister Theresa May explains what went down between her and Jean-Claude Juncker at the EU leaders summit centre in Brussels
Mr Tusk insisted EU leaders had treated her with the greatest respect despite yet another stand-off over the PM’s deal and the hated backstop.
And, with a nod to the PM’s humiliating no-confidence vote this week, Mr Tusk said the EU was far kinder to the PM than “some British MPs”.
Mrs May would only say she had a “robust” exchange with Mr Juncker and said Britain’s position was “crystal clear”.
But the row deepened the growing sense of chaos around Britain’s Brexit planning with just over 100 days to go until we leave the EU.
All the while the EU boss is putting a hand on the PM's arm to show his friendly intentions
The Sun Says: New plan, PM
IT should now be obvious to Theresa May that the EU will not give her what she needs. It is time to end her repeated humiliations and take another course.
Why should the Prime Minister of our great country suffer further abuse at the clammy hands of the shambling, brandy-soaked Luxembourgish buffoon Jean-Claude Juncker?
Or playground taunts from the pipsqueak president of little Lithuania over our perceived Brexit indecision? This is the thanks we get for sending British troops to risk their lives defending the Baltic states from Russian aggression.
This latest summit charade was not, in fact, wrecked by Mrs May’s vagueness. As other leaders said, she was very specific about the legally binding text she needed to convince the DUP and her backbenchers to approve the deal.
The two-day meeting was actually scuppered by an agreement suddenly being trashed by Ireland and France.
Do they have any inkling how much goodwill between our nations they have destroyed with their parlour games over the past 2½ years? How many once pro-EU Brits they convert into Leavers with every new salvo?
Do they not grasp how mistrustful, obstructive and even hostile we would become as an EU member if, God forbid, Remain won a second referendum?
Senior Cabinet ministers including Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt are rightly imploring Mrs May to focus every effort on No Deal preparations. A “managed No Deal” to soften the impact after March 29 looks a decent idea to us.
The Sun always wanted a deal. It’s not going to happen. The EU has other ideas.
And a second referendum, or “Norway Plus”, both amount to craven surrenders to this bloated organisation which apparently relishes belittling Britain.
We must get out.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/7984443/theresa-may-brussels-exchange-lip-reader/
The Prime Minister confronted the EU Commission President after he tore into the UK over its Brexit negotiating strategy at a crunch summit in Brussels.
Arriving for fresh talks the PM stunned onlookers by saying to Mr Juncker: “What did you call me? You called me nebulous, yes you did.”
Lip-readers claimed he replied: “What? No I didn’t, no I didn’t.”
GET EUR HANDS OFF HER Furious Theresa May lets rip at EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker for grabbing her and calling Brexit plans ‘nebulous’ — lip-reader reveals angry exchange
Arriving in Brussels for fresh talks the PM stunned onlookers by saying to Mr Juncker: 'What did you call me? You called me nebulous, yes you did' and he reportedly replied: 'What? No I didn’t'
By Lynn Davidson and Nick Gutteridge
14th December 2018
The Sun
RAGING Theresa May let rip at Jean-Claude Juncker — after he infuriated Britain by grabbing her and calling her plans “nebulous”.
The Prime Minister confronted the EU Commission President after he tore into the UK over its Brexit negotiating strategy at a crunch summit in Brussels.
Theresa May squares up to Jean-Claude Juncker after he talked rubbish about her and BrexitArriving for fresh talks the PM stunned onlookers by saying to Mr Juncker: “What did you call me? You called me nebulous, yes you did.”
Lip-readers claimed he replied: “What? No I didn’t, no I didn’t.”
Within hours he was forced into a grovelling retreat after being accused of deepening the divide with Britain.
Challenged at a press conference he admitted the confrontation and joked that the pair “weren’t dancing”.
The PM walked straight up to the senior Eurocrat during a roundtable in Brussels
Our leader then point blank confronted the EU Commission President about calling her 'nebulous'He insisted he was referring to Britain’s vague negotiating stance and that he had the greatest respect for the PM.
Yet in bizarre comments he then boasted: “In the course of the morning after having checked what I said yesterday night, she was kissing me.”
Later Mr Juncker was seen at the summit lunging at and inappropriately grabbing the hair of a female official.
EU Council chief Donald Tusk’s team were said to be furious with Mr Juncker — who sparked the uproar on Thursday by branding the PM’s demands “nebulous and imprecise”. It means vague, hazy and uncertain.
'Nebulous, yes, you did', Mrs May hammers her point home with Mr Juncker Prime Minister Theresa May explains what went down between her and Jean-Claude Juncker at the EU leaders summit centre in Brussels
Mr Tusk insisted EU leaders had treated her with the greatest respect despite yet another stand-off over the PM’s deal and the hated backstop.
And, with a nod to the PM’s humiliating no-confidence vote this week, Mr Tusk said the EU was far kinder to the PM than “some British MPs”.
Mrs May would only say she had a “robust” exchange with Mr Juncker and said Britain’s position was “crystal clear”.
But the row deepened the growing sense of chaos around Britain’s Brexit planning with just over 100 days to go until we leave the EU.
All the while the EU boss is putting a hand on the PM's arm to show his friendly intentionsThe Sun Says: New plan, PM
IT should now be obvious to Theresa May that the EU will not give her what she needs. It is time to end her repeated humiliations and take another course.
Why should the Prime Minister of our great country suffer further abuse at the clammy hands of the shambling, brandy-soaked Luxembourgish buffoon Jean-Claude Juncker?
Or playground taunts from the pipsqueak president of little Lithuania over our perceived Brexit indecision? This is the thanks we get for sending British troops to risk their lives defending the Baltic states from Russian aggression.
This latest summit charade was not, in fact, wrecked by Mrs May’s vagueness. As other leaders said, she was very specific about the legally binding text she needed to convince the DUP and her backbenchers to approve the deal.
The two-day meeting was actually scuppered by an agreement suddenly being trashed by Ireland and France.
Do they have any inkling how much goodwill between our nations they have destroyed with their parlour games over the past 2½ years? How many once pro-EU Brits they convert into Leavers with every new salvo?
Do they not grasp how mistrustful, obstructive and even hostile we would become as an EU member if, God forbid, Remain won a second referendum?
Senior Cabinet ministers including Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt are rightly imploring Mrs May to focus every effort on No Deal preparations. A “managed No Deal” to soften the impact after March 29 looks a decent idea to us.
The Sun always wanted a deal. It’s not going to happen. The EU has other ideas.
And a second referendum, or “Norway Plus”, both amount to craven surrenders to this bloated organisation which apparently relishes belittling Britain.
We must get out.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/7984443/theresa-may-brussels-exchange-lip-reader/
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