<sod >In a phone call early morning, the French President said Donald Tusk's timetable for talks must be adhered to after Ms May "presented her Government's approach to discussions".< eod>< sod > In a phone call on Thursday morning, the French President said Donald Tusk's timetable for talks must be adhered to after Ms Theresa May "presented her Government's approach to discussions". She had called for talks on a future trade deal with the EU to take place at the same time as "divorce" negotiations on Brexit.< eod>