Dominic Cummings personally sabotaged a compromise plan put forward by the Conservative MPs who went on to rebel against the Government, the Telegraph has learnt.

The Prime Minister's chief adviser launched a foul-mouth tirade against former business secretary Greg Clark after he proposed the government set aside a day after the October European summit for MPs to vote on a no-deal Brexit.

The proposal would have meant MPs would have been able to see the shape of Boris Johnson's negotiation plan before voting on whether a further extension to the negotiations was necessary.

The Telegraph understands Mr Clark made the suggestion during the rebels' meeting with Mr Johnson on Tuesday, and it was enthusiastically received by his colleagues.

The Prime Minister told Mr Clark someone from his team would be in contact to discuss the idea further, and later that afternoon he received a call from Mr Cummings.

According to a source in the rebel group, Mr Cummings said: "You Tory MPs need to get it through your f---ing heads that we are leaving the EU on Oct 31."

The Telegraph has been told by two sources in the rebel group that relations between Mr Johnson and Mr Cummings are becoming strained thanks to the behaviour of his chief adviser.