British PM’s early arrival in Berlin sees her walk the carpet alone

Theresa May has been in Berlin to beg Angela Merkel for a short delay to Brexit - but the 27 EU member nations are set to impose a year-long extension with heavy restrictions including a ’Boris-proof’ clause. But the emergency summit got off to a bad start when Mrs May arrived to find nobody waiting for her on the red carpet after Mrs Merkel, who normally greets guests on arrival, decided to stay inside today. And later the pair had a frosty exchange on a balcony overlooking Berlin’s Tiergarten, although t