Brexit ball back in May's court

Relationship will be restricted to a free trade agreement

Donald Tusk responded to Theresa May's vision of a post-Brexit trade agreement saying a “pick and mix approach for a non-member state is out of the question”. Pic: Getty

The British government's Brexit stance has taken another body blow as European Council president Donald Tusk responded to Theresa May's vision of a post-Brexit trade agreement saying a “pick and mix approach for a non-member state is out of the question”.

Tusk put forward draft negotiating guidelines for the post-Brexit relationship between Britain and the EU yesterday, saying Europe wanted “as close as possible a partnership with the UK” but he said due ...