Theresa May Sitting Alone In Brussels Has Been Turned Into A Brutal Brexit Meme

'I thought this was a stock image representing loneliness.'
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Poor Theresa May.

Just when things were looking up for her after getting the “green light” to begin talks about a future trade deal between the EU and the UK, a photo of her sitting alone at a table in Brussels gets turned into an unfortunate meme.

The shot of a lonely-looking May is being viewed as a brutal metaphor for how isolated Britain is during these Brexit negotiations.

Brexit summed up in just one picture by Theresa May in Brussels today pic.twitter.com/ahE4VELi5r

— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) October 20, 2017

I genuinely thought this was a stock image representing absolute loneliness. But no. It's our Prime Minister in Brussels today. pic.twitter.com/fxJraJgT3a

— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) October 20, 2017

One of these days, No10 will manage to come away from one of these summits without a picture of May on her own looking sad. pic.twitter.com/00eCFyd6IB

— Michael Savage (@michaelsavage) October 20, 2017

It’s not really ideal when the scene is likened to a funeral or even another meme implying hopelessness.

enormous coffin pic.twitter.com/1f7RFF3sB8

— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) October 20, 2017

You'd think Theresa May would look happier sitting in front of Boris Johnson's enormous coffin. pic.twitter.com/XdHGZXPKrY

— Beaubodor (@beaubodor) October 20, 2017

pic.twitter.com/DtgedYaVo4

— Mark Di Stefano 🤙🏻 (@MarkDiStef) October 20, 2017

It’s also pretty relatable to some real-life awkward scenarios.

tfw ur friend is taking a pic and says ur not in it pic.twitter.com/8iI7oCQQ7P

— ikran (@ikran) October 20, 2017

when your mum shouts dinners ready but its not actually ready so you're just sat there like pic.twitter.com/8nb88IuqCC

— Cassie (@Cassiesmyth) October 20, 2017

Unfortunately for May, this is not the first time her apparent friendlessness has been highlighted.

At a Brussels summit in December 2016, May was noticeably left out of the many conversations going on between members of the 27 bloc.

"Brexit means Brexit"
UK PM Theresa May is ignored by EU leaders at a summit in Brussels.#awkward! pic.twitter.com/z2S4jPZzjY

— Sattar Saeedi (@SattarSaeedi) December 16, 2016

Ouch.

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