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Former prime minister David Cameron says there is a "good chance" Boris Johnson will secure a new Brexit deal with the European Union.

Mr Cameron, who was speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, said he "completely supports" the current prime minister's efforts to get a deal and obtain parliament's support for it.

He said: "It is difficult but I think it is far better than a no-deal outcome, which I don't think is a good outcome and not something I would recommend."

He suggested British politics would be "stuck" until Brexit is resolved, telling the festival: "I recognise my fair share of the responsibility for that fact we are stuck.

"We had a referendum and I lost that referendum and we found it very difficult to charge a way forward. We've had three years where we have not been able to resolve it and if you can't resolve it with a deal, which is the right answer, there are only really three answers.

"You can have a deal; you can have a general election and try and change the arithmetic in the House of Commons; or you can have a second referendum and take it back to the people."

His words come after Brussels called off weekend talks between the EU and UK, dealing a heavy blow to Mr Johnson's latest efforts.

The European Commission said the prime minister's proposals to replace the Irish backstop "do not provide a basis for concluding an agreement".

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The UK would instead be given "another opportunity to present its proposals in detail" on Monday, a spokesman added.

There have been mixed reports over whether Mr Johnson would seek an extension to Brexit if a deal was not reached by the end of October, as dictated by the Benn Act.

He previously said he would "obey the law" but will also leave on 31 October in any circumstance, sparking speculation he had identified a loophole in the act.