Comments by UK PM spokeswoman, Allison Donnelly

  • Confirms May will meet with Merkel and Macron tomorrow
  • Important to set out rationale for extension request ahead of Wednesday's summit
  • Aims for more formal discussions with Labour party
  • Government making all necessary preparations for no-deal Brexit

Not really giving much away ahead of talks today and tomorrow. The pound is barely alive today with cable ranging between 1.3040-60 levels since the start of European trading. There's still plenty of uncertainty up in the air so expect more choppy price action to come during the course of this week.