Donald Tusk: 'Unwise' and 'insulting' for British Govt to compare EU to Soviet Union

European Council president Donald Tusk has launched a furious attack on the British government's claim the EU is acting like the Soviet Union on Brexit, accusing London of making "unwise" and "insulting" comments to stoke up public fears.

Mr Tusk heavily criticised British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt's claim last week insisting Europe is about "freedom and human rights" not "prisons and gulags" - and warning Britain to remember who was first to support it after the Salisbury chemical attacks.