THERESA May's last ditch talks with German chancellor Angela Merkel got off to an awkward start today after no one showed up to greet the PM.

May dashed to Europe today to plead with Macron and Merkel to let Britain stay in the EU for even longer.

German officials had provided a red carpet and military guard for May ahead of her meeting.

However Merkel was nowhere to be seen as the prime minister’s car pulled up at the chancellery in Berlin.

The PM was then forced to walk in on her own.

But suggestion the move was deliberate was tempered after the two leaders were then taken back outside to pose for photographers.

The PM jetted to meet the kingmakers in Berlin and Paris ahead of a crunch summit tomorrow to secure another Brexit delay.

As the PM embarked on another day of marathon talks:

• Liam Fox stabbed her in the back by calling on her to rule out a customs union
• Rumours swirled that the PM could offer Labour a vote on a second referendum to get their support for her deal
• MPs officially voted to delay Brexit until June 30 and avoid a No Deal
• Commons leader Andrea Leadsom again demanded that the EU re-open the Brexit deal and fix the backstop
• The DUP slammed Mrs May's handling of Brexit talks in a furious attack

European leaders are set to tell Mrs May that Britain must sign up to a long extension of up to a year or we have to leave without a deal on Friday.

And they will say the UK can't have any input in the EU budget or any trade talks as the price of a delay.

The arrangement – dubbed a "stop Boris" clause because it would tie the hands of a future Brexiteer PM – would prevent the UK from having a say on major European decisions for the duration of any extension.

Mrs May's spokesman insisted today: "The UK has co-operated fully throughout this process, you can expect the UK to continue to do so.

"While we remain a member of the EU we plan to play our full part."

The delay is expected to contain a break clause meaning Britain CAN quit the bloc as soon as the Commons signs off on a Brexit deal.

The PM enjoyed a "working lunch" with Mrs Merkel in Berlin where she pressed the case for any delay to end on June 30 – and warned of the dangers of a No Deal scenario.

She then continued to Paris for a meeting with Emmanuel Macron.

Before tomorrow's emergency European Council summit, leaders of the countries most affected by Brexit including France, Germany and Denmark will have a pre-meeting hosted by Belgium's PM to agree a joint position.

Today talks between the Government and Labour have continued as both sides try to thrash out a cross-party deal.

Justice Secretary David Gauke said this morning it was "too early to tell" whether an agreement could be struck.

Chancellor Philip Hammond and his shadow John McDonnell were both attending today's talks.

But Jeremy Corbyn said last night that the PM has still not "moved off her red lines so we can reach a compromise". He wants to go for a softer Brexit like a customs union.

Furious Tories say they will never accept such a deal and it wouldn't really deliver Brexit.

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