Brexit ban: Theresa May shunned from dinner with EU bigwigs due to Britain's vote to leave
THERESA May has been banned from joining other European Union leaders from a "working dinner" which follows a major summit in Brussels because Britain is leaving the EU.
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The Prime Minister’s name was not seen on the guest list for the extravagant dinner which is set to take place at the annual one-day summit in the EU’s de facto capital on December 15.
The British Prime Minister was invited to the last EU summit in October where outlined her position on Brexit.
Theresa May's name was not seen on the guest list for the shorter EU "working dinner"
Pfft... there was no special event with Theresa May
The Telegraph reported Mrs May sternly warned EU leaders that Britain – which continues to pay into the failing superstate – should not be shut out of discussions which affect all members before Brexit Article 50 is triggered.
Manfred Weber, leader of the Merkel’s Christian Democrats in the European parliament, said Mrs May did not have the right to ask for such a request.
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He said: “When somebody wants to leave a club, it is not normal that such a member wants to decide about the future of this club.
"That is really creating a lot of anger about the behaviour of the British Government.”
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According to one observer, Mrs May was made to wait "long after the waiters were waiting to clear the dishes away" before she was able to outline her stance on Brexit.
Mrs May and the other 27 EU leaders ate a luxury full-course meal that featured pan-fried scallops, lamb with roast fig and iced vanilla parfait, at the October summit in Brussels.
Vanilla Parfait, the luxurious dessert EU leaders were treated to at the last "working dinner"
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Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, personally invited leaders for the one-day meeting that will start in the morning and end in the late afternoon.
Brussels officials have reluctantly invited Mrs May to daytime meetings, even though the EU leaders have held many other discussions without her since the Referendum vote in June.
When Jean-Claude was later asked how the talks had gone with May, he simply shrugged she shoulders and spluttered “pfft” saying that he had “no special event with Theresa May”.