European Council President Donald Tusk has been at the heart of Brexit negotiations since Britons historically voted Leave in the EU referendum on June 23, 2016. He has cut a divisive figure and was even labelled an “absolute disgrace” after he said there is a “special place in hell” for Brexiteers. 2019 BBC documentary "Inside Europe: Ten Years of Turmoil", reveals that Mr Tusk, 61, thought the decision to hold a referendum on Britain’s membership of the bloc was “stupid” and recalled an enlightening conversation with Mr Cameron.
In the film, he claimed that Mr Cameron, now 52, felt "there was no risk of a referendum" happening when he called for an in/out vote in 2013.
Mr Tusk said: “I asked David Cameron, ‘why did you decide on this referendum? It is so dangerous, it is stupid.’
“He told me, and I was really amazed and even shocked, that the only reason was his own party, the Tories.
“And that he felt really safe, because he thought at the time that there was no risk of a referendum because his coalition partner, the liberals, would block this idea of a referendum.”
Donald Tusk and David Cameron (Image: GETTY)
David Cameron in conversation with Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker (Image: GETTY)
David Cameron became the real victim of his own victory
Donald Tusk
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