Tusk to Britons: Stay with us, we need you

"I appeal to the British citizens: Stay with us. We need you. Together we will cope with future challenges. Apart it will be more difficult," European Council President Donald Tusk wrote on Twitter. The former Polish prime minister said Britain’s closely-watched referendum on EU membership should be seen as a “warning signal” for the rest of the bloc, as he again urged Britons to stay in the European family. “Whatever the UK vote is, we must take a long hard look at the future of the Union. It would be foolish to ignore such a warning signal,” Tusk appealed, three days before the Brexit poll. On June 23, British citizens will hold a referendum on whether the country will leave the European Union.