Slippery EU chiefs launch series of leaks in bid to ruin Britain’s Brexit demands, claim officials

SLIPPERY EU chiefs have mounted a dirty tricks campaign in a bid to undermine Britain’s Brexit demands, it has been claimed.

Furious officials believe senior Eurocrats have sanctioned damaging leaks to wreck the credibility of David Davis.

They have accused them of “drip-feeding poison” to business chiefs, civil servants and friendly journalists.

Sources reckon European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker's allies have formed a “black ops” unit to attack the Brexit Secretary.

One insider said: “It’s clear their strategy is to weaken the UK’s position by making us look incompetent, weak or out of our depth.

“Hardly a single meeting has taken place without a damaging story about the British delegation appearing.

“More often than not it’s an over-spun account of a private discussion. Sometimes they are just smears.”

It all started in May after Mr Juncker dined with Theresa May at No10.

Both sides said the meeting was cordial and “constructive” but a German newspaper suggested Mr Juncker blasted the PM and left “ten times more sceptical”.

Comments by senior Brussels figures at “private” meetings have since appeared regularly.

Last week minutes in which Mr Juncker and EU negotiator Michel Barnier scoffed at Mr Davis were mysteriously revealed.

Tory MP Andrew Bridgen said: “This shows what the UK is up against in trying to negotiate to leave the EU.”

A source said ministers believe the “spiteful leaks” are starting to backfire as they show “what a nasty lot” Eurocracts can be.