Theresa May’s Cabinet is still “a million miles away” from agreeing the Government’s position on Brexit after the first of two key meetings of senior ministers, The Daily Telegraph has been told.

With concern growing within the Cabinet over a lack of progress on such crucial issues as the Irish border and citizens’ rights, the Prime Minister sought to ease Tory tensions over her approach by insisting she had "no doubts" about her plan for a new relationship with Brussels.

Sources say there are still “substantial divisions” between Brexiteers and Remainers in the 11-strong Brexit “war Cabinet”, which will meet again on Thursday to discuss the Government’s position on a future trade deal. “Nothing” was agreed after two hours of discussion on Wednesday.

The consecutive two-hour meetings of the committee had been billed as the moment the Cabinet’s direction of travel on Brexit would finally crystallise.

But Whitehall sources said the meeting was “flat” with “no real in-depth discussion of the issues”.