THERESA May is to overrule her Home Secretary to insist there must be special lanes for British passport holders in airports after Brexit.

Sajid Javid has torn up plans for UK-only channels in arrivals lounges to insist Brits will still have to queue alongside EU visitors.

4 Theresa May will overrule Sajid Javid and insist on a special lane for Brits at airports after Brexit Credit: AP:Associated Press

His order came after Home Office research found separate lines would cost too much and could also create longer waiting times.

But The Sun can reveal that the PM will intervene to insist on them to produce another visual symbol of Brexit in practice.

The big footing move risks deepening the already tense relationship between Mrs May and Mr Javid, who is now seen as her most likely successor.

A senior Downing Street source said: “The PM wants separate lanes for British travellers as an important sign to voters that Brexit has happened and there are tangible benefits from it that everyone can see.

4 Sajid Javid has torn up plans for UK-only channels in arrivals lounges Credit: AFP or licensors

“She will insist the Home Office creates them.”

As longterm political foes, the PM and the Home Secretary have repeatedly clashed since his promotion to the job in April over a series of issues, from legalising cannabis for medical use to the immigration target.

Separate passport “Brexit lanes” when freedom of movement ends in December 2020 were first called for last summer after holidaymakers were hit by mammoth queues in hotspots such as Madrid, Lisbon, Lyons, Milan and Brussels.

The chaos sparked fears that Brussels will force Brits flying to the Continent to queue in slower lanes with all other non-EU citizens from the end of the transition period.

4 Theresa May will intervene to insist on them to produce another visual symbol of Brexit in practice Credit: PA:Press Association

Research by the Home Office concluded that while UK-only lines would be popular, they would come at “considerable additional cost” as extra border staff would be needed to check passports.

It was also discovered that as the overwhelming number of people coming in are Brits, the UK only queue at peak periods in the day would be longer than all the others put together.

No10 also backed move last year to change British passports from the EU’s burgundy colour back to the UK’s traditional dark blue, as another visible demonstration of Brexit in action.

The government was also blasted this week for badly dragging its feet over a new immigration policy post-Brexit.

4 No10 backed move last year to change British passports from the EU’s burgundy colour back to the UK’s traditional dark blue Credit: EPA

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Senior MPs accused ministers of “leaving a vacuum” by failing to set out any options, more than two years on from the referendum.

The Commons Home Affairs Select Committee warned the key issue now “risks being caught up in a rushed and highly politicised debate” in the run up to our EU exit next March.

An immigration white paper is expected in September, but details in it are still expected to be vague until the EU negotiation is complete.

The Home Office refused to comment on Mrs May’s edict last night. A ministry spokesman would only say: “We will use the opportunity of Brexit to take back control of our borders and strengthen border security. We are considering a range of options for the future immigration system and will set out more details later this year.”

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The Sun Says WELL done, Theresa May, for insisting on Brit-only passport lanes post-Brexit. We don’t want to hear Home Office gripes about cost, or UK-only lanes being slower than others. Make them work, as other independent countries do. We will need plenty of visible signs that we have left the EU, and this is one. While we’re at it, let’s get those Brexit stamps printed up for next March.