brussels european commission say newspaper report jean-claude juncker disparage theresa may despondent demeanor dinner last week deliberate smear intend disrupt brexit negotiations second time six months correspondent germany frankfurter allgemeine zeitung respect access juncker team publish account eu chief executive reactions dinner meet british prime minister britain eu withdrawal unlike april commission hotly deny leak story paint unflattering picture british leader wear party in-fighting plead eu help nothing true president juncker tell bbc add may good shape tire denial come juncker chief-of-staff get twitter spat former counterpart may team deny briton allegation source point finger unnamed interest hurt relations london seem interest undermine constructive relations junckereu pm may martin selmayr tweet accusation nick timothy real question timothy resign may chief-of-staff election upset june accuse selmayr german head juncker office brief faz undermine improve relations may eu leaders summit last week constructive council meet selmayr tweet reminder brussels want deal punitive one selmayr say neither juncker make report comment false know fit clich nickjtimothy junckereu interest weaken pm ... attempt frame eu side undermine talk commission spokesman margaritis schinas tell reporters people like point us serve political agendas ... even undermine negotiate position would appreciate people would leave us alone decline say might wish commission ill. newspaper stand story vocal opponents may negotiations fellow conservatives urge reject eu demand money concessions walk away without deal may spokesman decline comment recall may juncker describe dinner constructive friendly london irritate early dinner 10 down street april faz report juncker tell aid think may another galaxy demand favor european union britain leave time eu officials contest thrust story may expect election strengthen weaken dismiss brussels gossip officials side say april report setback create atmosphere trust need reach deal prompt report german chancellor angela merkel also irritate leak reason friday eu leaders move speed talk speak open new phase december say understand may difficulties forge consensus london eu call report may-juncker talk smear