Ireland's new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said today he had been reassured by Theresa May that her planned deal with the DUP would not undermine the Good Friday Agreement.

At a joint press conference with the PM, Mr Varadkar revealed his delight at visiting No 10 by quipping about Hugh Grant's famous Love Actually scene in the house.

Mrs May and the Taoiseach held talks touching on Brexit and restoring devolution in Northern Ireland as well as the Tory-DUP deal.

Ireland's new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said today he had been reassured by Theresa May that her planned deal with the DUP would not undermine the Good Friday Agreement

On his first visit to London since becoming the Irish leader, Mr Varadkar revealed his delight at visiting No 10 by quipping about Hugh Grant's famous Love Actually scene in the house.

Mrs May and the Taoiseach held talks touching on Brexit and restoring devolution in Northern Ireland as well as the Tory -DUP deal.

The Prime Minister said she expected details of her arrangement with the party to be finally resolved tomorrow or Wednesday.

Mrs May is facing the embarrassing prospect of presenting a Queen's Speech without a written guarantee the socially conservative party will back it.

It means the programme is at some risk after the humiliating Tory failure to win a majority at the election earlier this month.

As he opened the press conference, Mr Varadkar joked: 'It's my first time in this building so it's a little thrill as well.

'We spoke on the way in and I was reminded of that famous scene in Love Actually where Hugh Grant does his dance down the stairs.

'But apparently it wasn't actually filmed here so I didn't get to see the stairs.'

Ireland's new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he had been reassured by Theresa May (pictured together today) that her planned deal with the DUP would not undermine the Good Friday Agreement

At a joint press conference with the PM, Mr Varadkar revealed his delight at visiting No 10 by quipping about Hugh Grant's famous Love Actually scene in the house

Turning to the talks between the pair, Mr Varadkar - who has only been in his post for five days - said he had been concerned about the Tory DUP deal.

But he said he had been 'very reassured' by his talks with Mrs May.

Both leaders agreed on the need to ensure the Ireland-Northern Ireland border remained open and with a minimal disruption to trade.

But Mr Varadkar said Brexit was a 'matter of regret' and made clear Ireland would be negotiating as one of the 27 remaining EU states.