Downing Street has sparked an intense backlash after it confirmed it will not publish the full legal advice given to Cabinet ministers on Theresa May’s Brexit deal despite MPs voting for it to be released.

The Government is now on a collision course with the House of Commons after it said it would only hand over a summary of its legal position on the withdrawal agreement before MPs are asked to vote on the deal on December 11.

MPs passed a binding and unanimous vote on November 13 which demanded “any legal advice in full” including that provided by Geoffrey Cox, the Attorney General, on the Brexit deal be given to Parliament.

But Number 10 said on Tuesday it only intended to comply with a commitment given by David Lidington, Mrs May’s de facto deputy, when the November vote was held to provide MPs with a “full reasoned position statement”.

Such a commitment falls far short of the “final and full advice” which MPs had asked for.

Sir Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, said Downing Street’s “point-blank” refusal to publish the information was “completely unacceptable”.

The decision by the Government to effectively disregard the motion passed by MPs is likely to draw the ire of John Bercow, the Commons Speaker.