Tusk's Brexit ‘Hell’ Moment a Touch Provocative, Ireland Says

Ireland Deputy Prime Minister Simon Coveney discusses comments from European Council President Donald Tusk. (Source: Bloomberg)
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European Council President Donald Tusk’s musings on a "special place in hell" for those who campaigned for Brexit without planning the finer details were a “little provocative,” Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday reiterated that the changes she’s seeking to the so-called Irish backstop withdrawal agreement must be legally binding for U.K. lawmakers to approve a deal. The prime minister also said she told Tusk his comments were “unhelpful’’ and had caused “dismay’’ in the U.K.