The European Union has said that if US president Donald Trump initiates unfair trade measures against the 28-nation bloc, it would react "swiftly and appropriately".

The European Union has expressed "surprise" at David Davis’s complaints about its planning for a "no deal" Brexit given the scenario was first put forward by British Prime Minister Theresa May.

The European Commission has described some of the issues raised by UK prime minister David Cameron to reform the EU as “highly problematic”.