TWITTER/GETTY FILE PICTURE Dr Bateman has previously posed for a nude portrait by Artist Anthony Connolly

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But despite the dramatic statement on the UK’s exit from the European Union, no one in the meeting at the nation’s oldest university said a single word about Dr Victoria Bateman’s unorthodox display. The lecturer and fellow in economics wrote “Brexit leaves Britain naked” across her naked body in a meeting where she was joined by around 30 directors of study. After Dr Bateman entered the room, Nigel Knight, director of studies at Churchill College and the chair of the meeting, glanced at her before telling his secretary: “I think we need some cups for the coffee”.

TWITTER The lecturer and fellow in economics wrote “Brexit leaves Britain naked” across her naked body

Dr Bateman, who has worked to develop the European economy, has previously posed for a nude portrait by Artist Anthony Connoly. A source from the meeting said: “It is well known to the faculty that she has posed naked but obviously the behaviour here was different. “One thing is to pose naked and another to show up naked.

GETTY The meeting went ahead with no mention of her nudity

“This was a standard meeting about the teaching of economics and we moved away from her state of dress. “We remained silent on that issue and managed to get through the agenda in the meeting. Asked if Dr Bateman was allowed to stay naked for the whole meeting, they added: “Nobody was mistreated in any way.”

GETTY No one in the meeting at the nation’s prestigious university said a single word about the spectacle