Theresa May flew to Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh yesterday to meet with EU leaders and to desperately seek a compromise on the backstop which she can take back home to her MPs. But it appears in her efforts to win over the EU’s hearts, May might be taking a rather unorthodox approach to the negotiations.
Last night, ITV’s Robert Peston reported that a game of pool had taken place between the Italian prime minister, Giuseppe Conte and Theresa May in the Egyptian resort town. Shortly afterwards the Italian premier released this video of the two playing:
Let’s play pool @theresa_may 🎱 pic.twitter.com/TdVRMWTlCB
— Giuseppe Conte (@GiuseppeConteIT) February 24, 2019
While one might have hoped for a clash of titans, as the two leaders sparred over Brexit while fighting to pot the black, Mr S thinks it’s fair to say that May did not exactly know her way around a pool table, and had to be shown how to hit the ball by a helpful advisor.
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