The Speaker of the British House of Commons, John Bercow, has said he cannot see the UK Parliament agreeing to leave without a deal on Brexit.

Britain voted to leave the European Union in June 2016.

Donald Tusk and Leo Varadkar's meeting comes ahead of a crucial summit of EU leaders later this week.

Sterling fell after Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan to present her EU withdrawal deal for a third time to the Commons hit a major speed bump after a ruling by the House of Commons speaker raised further uncertainty about the course that Brexit will take.

John Bercow has been accused of “obscene waste” after racking up a £172 bill being chauffeur-driven to a conference just 0.7 miles (1.1km) from Parliament.