European chiefs press Johnson to explain Brexit plan in detail
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from on (#4KTEZ)
Tusk mocks new PM's ability to bluff as Barnier asks: is it an orderly Brexit, or a no deal?
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Boris Johnson was put under pressure on his first day as prime minister by both Donald Tusk and Michel Barnier to explain "in detail" his Brexit plan.
In a curt letter of congratulations, Tusk, the European council president, made a thinly-veiled reference to Johnson's reputation for bluffing his way through difficulties.
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