The British Prime Minister has invited all MPs that signed a letter urging her to rule out a no deal Brexit to a meeting in Downing Street.

The letter has been signed by 200 House of Commons representatives.

It comes as MPs prepare to vote on a new amendment that could limit the UK government's financial powers in a no deal scenario.

It's being tabled by a group of pro-Remain MPs who are against a no-deal exit from the EU.

The amendment would mean the UK government would be unable to raise taxes or take other financial measures to respond to a no deal situation – unless parliament had explicitly authorised an exit without a deal.

Talks

Theresa May is "continuing to work" on providing further assurances to MPs on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement – with little over a week until a crunch Parliamentary vote on the deal.

She is also continuing to seek "further undertakings" from the EU in her bid to win over sceptical MPs.

However, the European Commission has again warned that there will be "no negotiation" on the terms of the deal agreed by all 28 member states, including the UK, last year.

Speaking in Liverpool on Monday, Mrs May said there had been "some further movement" from the EU at last month's European Council summit.

"In the coming days, what we will set out is not just about the EU but also about what we can do domestically,” she said.

"We will be setting out measures which will be specific to Northern Ireland, we will be setting out proposals for a greater role for parliament as we move into the next stage of the negotiation and we are continuing to work on further assurances on further undertakings from the EU in relation to the concern that has been expressed by parliamentarians."

"No negotiation"

She spoke minutes after European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas emphasised "there is no negotiation because everything on the table has been established as approved, established, achieved."

He added: "The priority now is to await events, monitor what is happening (with) the ratification procedure on the UK side and no, there will not be any meeting between the commission and our negotiator teams."

Mrs May is due to meet European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker later this week.

Yesterday, Downing Street revealed that she had spoken with here Spanish, French and German counterparts as well as the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar over the Christmas break.

Reception

On Monday evening, Mrs May hosted MPs in Number 10, including former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, as she continues efforts to win over those opposed to her deal.

However, her fiercest critics showed no sign of changing their minds.

Digital minister Margot James suggested Article 50 could be extended if Mrs May's Brexit deal is defeated next week.

But Downing Street pushed back against the minister's comments, with Mrs May's official spokesman saying: "The prime minister has been very clear on a number of occasions that that is not something we are intending to do."

Additional reporting from IRN ...