Ireland's Varadkar: Orderly Brexit is a must

Comments by Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar

• UK needs to exit the EU in an orderly fashion
• Needs to do so without creating a hard border in Ireland

Meanwhile, we're also hearing from Ireland's foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney:

• We have no hidden agenda on Northern Ireland
• Need to make decisive progress urgently
• Would urge caution on reports that a breakthrough is imminent
• There is no withdrawal agreement without backstop

Plenty of jibber jabber already on the day with very little of anything new really. GBP/USD continues to hold a little lower now at 1.3116 as the dollar recovers some poise. EUR/GBP still flat at 0.8710 and GBP/JPY continues to sit in a tight range now at 149.10.