European Council President Donald Tusk has conceded British Prime Minister Theresa May ’s Brexit proposal is a “step in the right direction”. European Council President Donald Tusk has conceded British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit proposal is a “step in the right direction”. Donald Tusk concedes May's Brexit plan is 'step in the right direction' says he's a 'true admirer' of British PMHowever, Mr Tusk said the Prime Minister was “surprisingly tough” and “uncompromising” during negotiations at this week’s EU Summit in Salzburg. Earlier on Friday, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May said she will never agree to a border in the Irish Sea in a speech outside Downing Street. "Brexit negotiations were always bound to be toughest in the final straight..there are two big issues where we remain far away," the prime minister said.

Source: Irish Independent September 21, 2018 13:21 UTC