British citizens should be able to choose to keep various benefits of EU membership, including the freedom of movement after Brexit, the European Parliament's chief negotiator has said.

Guy Verhofstadt, the former prime minister of Belgium, said he hoped to convince European leaders to allow Britons to keep certain rights if they apply for them on an individual basis.

He warned that the European Parliament has veto powers over all future deals and suggested that Brexit had been a "tragedy" for Britons.