By SIOBHAN MCFADYEN
JEAN Claude Juncker called Angela Merkel to snub Theresa May after his dinner at Downing Street on Wednesday night, it has been claimed.
And the unelected European Commission president apparently told the German leader Mrs May is “living in another galaxy”.
According to sources Mr Juncker, who held a Brussels summit with the remaining 27 member states yesterday, also upped his portentous rhetoric.
Despite the obvious challenges, he managed to reach a consensus to fight the British Government over everything from free trade to free movement without a substantial pay off and succeeded in just four minutes.
Mr Juncker, who met George Soros following his trip to London, used questionable rhetoric when he threatened that Britain would experience an "early crash" if it didn't agree to its ransom demands.
According to The Sunday Times, Mr Juncker held a telephone conversation with Angela Merkel after his dinner and immediately slammed the UK leader who has called a General Election.
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He is reported to have said: "It went very badly.
"She is in a different galaxy.
"Based on the meeting, no deal is much more likely than finding agreement."
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Mr Juncker is also said to have pulled out a copy of the 2,000 page CETA deal between Canada and the EU, that took 10 years to agree, as he dined at the courtesy of the UK taxpayer.
He reportedly presented the heavy booklet along with an instruction that the British Prime Minister should study the CETA pact which is already being blocked thanks to court actions in member states.
CETA has already ground to a halt in France, where Mr Juncker is being called on to resign, after the Constitutional Court delayed a judgement when lawmakers stepped in to prevent its roll out.
Juncker looks frustrated as he leaves Downing Street with Barnier
According to insiders, Mr Juncker's team was also irritated that the Prime Minister's chief of staff Nick Timothy was not at the dinner alongside PR guru and joint chief of staff Fiona Hill who are focusing on Mrs May’s campaign.
And there is reportedly increasing concern that they unable to communicate with Oliver Robbins, the British official whom Brussels apparently takes the most seriously, who is still working with the Government, acccording to Downing Street sources.
A source told the newspaper: "We don't know who to ring. We thought it was Robbins but it is clear he has been cut out.
"We have no-one to call."
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Mr Juncker, who earns more than €300,000 plus 15 per cent bonus from the EU taxpayer, also appeared to insult the food he was treated to.
He said: "I have the impression sometimes that our British friends do underestimate the technical difficulties we have to face.
"The British want to leave the European Union and it's not feasible for this to be done quickly.
"But the dinner was excellent. I'm not talking about the food."
EU commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) chats with German EU Commissioner for budget and human resources Guenther Oettinger (L)
Brexit supporting minister Dominic Raab rounded on Mr Juncker following his comments.
He said: "In any negotiation, the side least confident in their position ends up whingeing to the media.
"It is invariably a sign of insecurity, not strength.
"The Prime Minister is absolutely right to be firm in private and respectful in any public commentary."
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