Brexit negotiations cannot go on with divided British Cabinet – Juncker

The Guardian Brexit negotiations cannot go on with a divided British cabinet, Jean-Claude Juncker has said, as European leaders expressed concern that they do not know who is in charge.

With major figures in the UK government still at odds on key issues, the European commission president said Brussels desperately needed a clear, coherent vision for the future.

At a summit of EU leaders in Brussels, Juncker told reporters: “I don’t have to lecture Theresa May, but I would like our British friends to make clear their position.

“We cannot go on to live with a split cabinet. They have to say what they want and we will respond to that.”

May is due to address EU leaders at a dinner on Thursday evening, where she will sketch out her plans for the coming days. She will hold a meeting of her divided cabinet at Chequers on Friday, before the intended publication of a white paper on Britain’s future relationship with the EU the following week.