Theresa May and Jean Claude Juncker have struck a deal on the Irish border and rights of EU citizens living in the UK after a long night of crucial Brexit talks.

Theresa May said a deal had been made following a long night of negotiations AFP/Getty Images

The pair struck a deal that confirmed both Britain and Brussels wanted to avoid a hard border with Ireland and secured the rights of EU citizens living in the UK.However it was quickly noted that the deal does not make clear how this is to be achieved.

The deal followed talks which continued into the early hours between the Prime Minister and Democratic Unionist Party, Arlene Foster, whose party scuppered a deal at the eleventh hour on Monday.

Mrs Foster said that "substantial changes" to the text rejected on Monday would mean there was "no red line down the Irish Sea" in the form of a customs barrier between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.