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5 year oldSnub? Theresa May arrives in Berlin for Brexit talks… and Merkel doesn’t come to greet her
The uncomfortable moment didn’t go unnoticed by the UK media, with BBC Berlin correspondent Jenny Hill pointing out on Twitter that Merkel normally waits on the red carpet to greet guests — but was nowhere to be found when May stepped out on Tuesday.
Slightly awkward start to what the German press call Theresa May’s ‘begging tour’ Angela Merkel normally waits on red carpet to greet guests on arrival ....not today... pic.twitter.com/yYYG3NGy37
— jenny hill (@jennyhillBBC) April 9, 2019
The video shows May awkwardly walking alone along the red carpet, having realized that no one bothered to officially welcome her.
The snub will surely be taken as a sign that EU leaders are growing tired of the merry-go-round of May’s Brexit negotiations that have failed to reach any conclusion for months on end.
Have you ever turned up early somewhere and the host's not ready for you? ?♀️
— RT UK (@RTUKnews) April 9, 2019
That's what happened to Theresa 'Too Keen' May in Berlin after Angela Merkel wasn't ready to meet her ?
?? *Cue awkward small talk* ?? pic.twitter.com/zSHiv4q9Zk
Every cloud has a silver lining, though. This time May was actually able to get out of her car. The last time she visited Berlin, in a real-life metaphor for Brexit itself, she got stuck and was unable to open the door. At least Merkel was waiting on the red carpet that time, though.
May is in Berlin to convince EU leaders to grant a second delay to Brexit after the British parliament repeatedly failed to back her withdrawal agreement, leaving Britain in limbo just three days before the official April 12 exit date. The trip has humiliatingly been dubbed the “begging tour” by some in the German press.
Just in case there’s any doubt how reduced British power is now perceived in Europe, this is from Spiegel this morning: “Weak May on a begging tour.” pic.twitter.com/fzfkVaA0aX
— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) April 9, 2019
EU leaders are set to meet in Brussels on Wednesday for another emergency Brexit summit, where they will make a decision on a second delay. May will travel on to Paris later on Tuesday to meet French President Emmanuel Macron, where she will likely be hoping to receive a warmer welcome.
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