What the papers say: Jean-Claude Juncker's 'deluded' Brexit punishment talk

Finally, we have a date: March 29th will see Theresa May trigger Article 50 and set the Brexit train in motion. After all the hype, what can we expect? The Sun says it hopes that the European Parliament will handle things better than its ‘muppet of a President’. Jean-Claude Juncker, who the paper says is a man who sees his bottle as ‘completely empty’ rather than half-full, has surpassed himself with his latest ‘belligerent Brexit outburst’, according to the paper. Juncker, who suggested that Britain’s Brexit punishment will put other countries off from jumping ship, clearly thinks he can use ‘fear’ to ‘whip millions of disenchanted voters across Europe into line’, says the Sun. It’s obvious, the paper says, that Juncker is so blinded by the supposed ‘sanctity’ of the EU that he can’t see ‘how sinister his threats are’. So when Article 50 is triggered, will the negotiations become more sensible? If Juncker’s latest comments are anything to go on, concludes the Sun, we won’t be holding our breath.