Mr Tusk reiterated that the EU will not be offering the United Kingdom any concession on the so-called backstop. "I've been wondering what that special place in hell looks like, for those who promoted Brexit, without even a sketch of a plan how to carry it out safely," Mr Tusk said at the joint news conference with Mr Varadkar. EU Council President Donald Tusk and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar gesture as they give statements after a meeting at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 6, 2019. The remark by Mr Tusk about a special place in hell angered Brexit supporters in Britain. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar talks to European Council President Donald Tusk during their meeting at the Europa building in Brussels, Belgium, February 6, 2019.

Source: Irish Independent February 06, 2019 12:45 UTC