EU leaders agree on tough stance at special Brexit summit

Leaders of EU27 adopt draft guidelines from Donald Tusk as European council says ‘firm and fair mandate’ now readyEU leaders have unanimously agreed tough negotiating guidelines for Brexit talks with the UK, suggesting they will demand that Britain agrees on payments to the bloc before considering a new trade deal.The heads of the remaining 27 EU countries agreed to adopt the draft guidelines issued by Donald Tusk last month less than 15 minutes into a special summit in Brussels on S