Theresa May has dismissed reports of a fractious Downing Street meeting with Jean-Claude Juncker in Downing Street as "Brussels gossip" after claims of a bitter fall out.

A German newspaper reported that after a dinner on Wednesday evening Mr Juncker accused Mrs May of being "deluded" and said it was "more likely than not" that Brexit talks would fail.

According to the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung reported Mr Juncker told Mrs May "I'm leaving Downing Street 10 times more sceptical than I was before.”

He reportedly claimed during the meeting that Brexit "cannot be a success" and threatened to end talks without a trade deal if Britain refuses to pay a "divorce" bill.