GETTY David Cameron and Donald Tusk would have been blocked from enjoying bacon and eggs

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At a crunch summit last week, from which the Prime Minister finally walked away with an agreement on his reform demands, European Council president Donald Tusk had planned for EU leaders to sign-off a deal at breakfast on Friday morning.

Due to Mr Cameron’s lengthy overnight bargaining with other EU leaders resistant to his demands, the breakfast ended up being repeatedly delayed; first to brunch, then lunch and then dinner. But, even if Brussels bosses had stuck to their original timetable, initial proposals to serve national leaders a ‘Full English’ of sausages, bacon and scrambled eggs would have been undone by EU red tape, it is reported.

Chefs at the European Council are claimed to have refused to serve scrambled eggs

Ditching the usual coffee and croissants in favour of a traditionally British breakfast had left officials fighting against EU food safety regulations. Chefs at the European Council are claimed to have refused to serve scrambled eggs for fear of a salmonella outbreak. A source told the newspaper: “We were fighting to be able to serve an English breakfast”. It is thought the Prime Minister was unaware of the kitchen row.