for some perspective the news is a reporter alex forrest whiting joins me welcome. book some i did not go as the reason why you would have wished in fact some british media using was accumulation disaster what went wrong well i think that those people those allies with two reason may at number ten downing street really thought that the world's going to be more accommodating there be more sympathy for her given what's going on back home with her with the domestic politics a bit in the end it was decided and donald tusk presented this that actually it wasn't going to work with the e.u. principles particularly freedom of movement and also this big question over the irish border what they going to do with ireland and northern ireland northern ireland of course being in the u.k. so how would that border work and donald tusk himself even posting a picture of cakes on social media on his instagram account which appeared to be mocking the british in which he said some cakes perhaps sorry no cherries in other words the u.k. cannot cherry pick what it wants from the e.u. post

are and with me in the studio is you don't use alex forrest awaiting who has also watched these events unfold alex very strident if you see the whole speech that she gave a little earlier on and it's my way or the higher way type of thing that she was saying who is her intended audience well look she's trying she's had all these headlines that have come out in the u.k. press today talking of humiliation and she was clearly angry yesterday so she has to prove to the media obviously that she is in control but particularly to those breck's it is those people in her own party in particular who think she's been very weak with the e.u. she has to prove that she is still in control so she was angry again in what we just saw that in downing street she was angry with the e.u. trying to lay the blame that door trying to say look i've done everything i can and you haven't come up with alternatives so you should be doing something here she also said you haven't respected the results of the referendum and that you effect if they're trying to break up the u.k. over northern ireland and we mustn't fo

forrest whiting and teri schultz joins me now from brussels welcome to both of you let me start with you alex we listen to what recently had to see some very strong words and demanding respect in the borders very much in the court well what did you make of her statement well this was two reason may really trying to push back against the e.u. after what was yesterday described by most of the british media as a humiliation for her at that sort spoke summit so she appeared angry in downing street clearly trying to lay the blame there at the the feet of the e.u. saying that they didn't come up with alternative plans having dismissed what she had put forward they should have come up with those they have not they are not respecting the result of the e.u. referendum and also she accused them of trying to break up the u.k. over the issue of northern ireland so we strong position there terry should in brussels of this seems like a classic standoff what is being fed in the e.u. . to her statement. well it's quite early and there hasn't been any official reaction yet from european union leaders and mayb