Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks in Parliament

The EU has revealed that no Brexit talks are currently scheduled with Boris Johnson‘s government, despite Britain being on course to leave the bloc without a deal in less than three months.

A spokesperson for the European Commission said they had “no further announcements” to make about future negotiations.

Later on Friday evening, Mr Johnson received a call from Donald Trump, the US president, in which the pair agreed to begin free trade talks as soon as the UK leaves the EU, Downing Street said.

A spokesperson said the two world leaders discussed the “unparalleled” trade opportunities offered by Brexit.

It came after Mr Johnson suffered a blow to his efforts to woo hardline Brexiteers when a senior Eurosceptic MP snubbed his offer of a government job.

However, he may have more success in other areas of recruitment, as insiders said he had requested a dog to join him in No10.

The new prime minister is understood to raised the idea with staff when he addressed them on his arrival and received an enthusiastic response.