Brexit being held up by UK's failure to settle divorce bill, says Juncker

Mr Juncker said: "The first to be impressed by the enormous disadvantages that Brexit ... is entailing are the British. They are discovering, as we are, day after day new problems.

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said the Brexit process will take "longer than we initially thought", blaming delays on Britain's failure to settle its financial obligations.

Speaking to students at the University of Luxembourg, Mr Juncker said the nations of Europe should be grateful for what Britain had done "during war after war", but added: "Now they have to pay."