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Brexit pheasant: What Theresa May will be eating at the EU's leader dinner

PM will attempt to bypass the stalled negotiation process while her counterparts tuck into the meal 

Thursday 19 October 2017 21:46 BST
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Theresa May will try to un-stick the talks
Theresa May will try to un-stick the talks

The menu for the EU leaders dinner in Brussels has been released and includes “pheasant supreme”.

The leaders will tuck in to butternut gnocchi and smoked haddock with parmesan emulsion, followed by pheasant supreme with pan fried cep mushrooms and half a pear with a cranberry filling and finish the meal with a fresh pineapple desert.

Coffee will also be served, during which Theresa May will try to bypass the stalled negotiation process by appealing directly to her counterparts in the other 27 countries.

The Prime Minister would be invited to raise her offer on Brexit, but there would be no discussion afterwards, a spokesman for the European Council’s presidency said.

The dinner is expected to be short, after the evacuation of the main European Council building – because of problems in the kitchen – forced it to be moved to an older building.

It is likely to be “cold service” only, one Brussels source said, with Ms May's speaking slot limited to the coffee at the end.

The set-up raises the prospect of a repeat of what happened at last October’s summit, when the Prime Minister was given just five minutes to speak – with no debate – at 1am on that occasion.

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