The Telegraph: Brexit one of the saddest times in history, Tusk says

11 April 2018

Donald Tusk has described Brexit as “one of the saddest moments in 21st-century European history” and said Britain’s decision to leave the EU even made him “furious” at times.

The president of the European Council was speaking in Dublin yesterday as Tony Blair described Brexit as “a profound mistake” and warned of challenging consequences for the Good Friday agreement.

Both warnings came as the taoiseach and tánaiste criticised comments made by David Davis, the UK Brexit secretary, in which he suggested the Irish government was allowing Sinn Féin to influence its hardline stance on Brexit.

Speaking at a University College Dublin Law Society event yesterday, Mr Tusk called on Europe to unite and warned it would take little time to demolish the structures of peace [...]

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