Donald Tusk: ‘A special place in hell’ exists for Brexit backers

European Council president Donald Tusk has said there will be “a special place in hell” for those who promoted Brexit without any plan for how to deliver it safely.

By The Newsroom

Published 6th Feb 2019, 12:33 BST

Updated 6th Feb 2019, 13:40 BST

Mr Tusk’s comments came as he repeated the EU’s insistence the withdrawal agreement reached with Theresa May last year cannot be reopened to remove the backstop arrangement for the Irish border.

He was speaking alongside Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar following talks in Brussels in which they discussed preparations for what Mr Tusk described as the “fiasco” of a no-deal Brexit on 29 March.

Former foreign minister Boris Johnson and ex-Ukip leader Nigel Farage were among the greatest supporters of Brexit leading into the 2016 referendum.