Boris Johnson dodges press conference amid noisy protests | ITV News

Luxembourg's prime minister has attacked Boris Johnson for the Brexit "nightmare" after his UK counterpart skipped a joint press conference amid noisy protesters waiting close-by.

Despite Mr Johnson avoiding the press conference, Xavier Bettel went ahead with it and took the chance to lay into the British PM, saying the Brexit impasse was a "home-made" problem.

But Mr Johnson, who decided to only give a statement to a small group of journalists assembled at the nearby residence of the British ambassador, insisted "we've got a good chance of a deal".

Explaining his absence, Mr Johnson said the press conference was cancelled over fears they would have been "drowned out" by pro-EU protesters.