Talks on Brexit document just the beginning for David Cameron

Britain and the EU must be all things to all people as they attempt to forge a document that aims to keep everyone happy, says Ann Cahill Europe Correspondent.

DAVID Cameron and the EU have just a few hours to be all things to all people — producing a document that makes Britain want to remain in the EU, and keeps the rest of the member states happy too.

It was nicely summed up by an EU official who mentioned one of the paintings of the Belgian surreal artist, Rene Magritte, with the words, “Ceci n’est pas une pipe”, (this is not a pipe) under a painting of what is clearly a pipe. Titled The Treason of Images, the artist was in fact pointing to the obvious — this pipe you could not smoke.