The Scotsman

Tusk says the UK can choose to have ‘no Brexit at all’

Angus Howarth

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Donald Tusk has opened the door to abandoning Brexit, saying it is up to the UK if there is a “good deal, no deal or no Brexit” at all.

The European Council president told MEPS that Prime Minister Theresa May was in charge of whether Brexit talks succeed or fail.

Meanwhile, the EU’S chief Brexit negotiator indicated that agreement on a free trade deal with Britain after it leaves the European Union will take years to complete.

Michel Barnier said the discussion­s would be very different from the first phase of

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