Merkel hopeful of Brexit deal after May's pleas - politics live Read more“There is one negotiator on the British side under the political authority of Theresa May,” Macron said. Tusk, who chairs EU leaders’ summits, said he wanted to be a “positive motivator” to get Brexit talks moving on to trade negotiations from December. Q&A What are the two phases of the Brexit talks? Standing alongside Tusk, Juncker also rebuffed May’s plea for help in selling a Brexit deal to the British public. We need a British way of carrying out collective education because nobody explained in detail to British people what Brexit meant.”

Source: The Guardian October 20, 2017 15:48 UTC