Liam Fox will quit his job as trade secretary "in a huff" within the next year and a half, former deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.

The Liberal Democrat MP said he would put a "fair amount of money" on Mr Fox walking out of the ministry he was handed by Theresa May in order to join his colleagues on the Conservative back benches.

Mr Clegg said the Conservative MP "doesn't have a job" and has not yet realised that he has very little impact over the Brexit negotiations.

Speaking to journalists in Westminster Mr Clegg said: "I do feel sorry for Liam in particular. I'm not a betting man, but if I was I would put a fair amount of money that Liam Fox will resign in a huff within the next 18 months.

"He doesn't have a job and he doesn't appear to have realised that yet.