EU won’t pursue harsh divorce settlement because Brexit is punitive enough
Donald Tusk says the EU won't pursue a punitive divorce settlement with the UK because Brexit is punitive enough.
The European Council President said the UK will have to wait to start negotiating a trade deal until after the divorce deal has made sufficient progress.
And he said the idea Theresa May sought to use international terror security as a bargaining chip in the negotiations must be a misunderstanding.
In draft negotiation guidelines issued to the 27 remaining member states today, Mr Tusk announced a phased approach to negotiations.
He spoke firmly in a press conference in Valetta, Malta, insisting parallel negotiations will not happen.
He said: We treat [the principles announced today] as fundamental and will stand by them.
And he said reciprocal, enforceable guar...