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Tory David Davis has lost his rag at Theresa May after being told to rewrite a key Brexit plan five times, it is reported today.

The Brexit Secretary is said to be fuming after the Prime Minister postponed a 'White Paper' on Britain's future relationship with the EU.

Mrs May will meet the other 27 EU leaders at the European Council on June 28-29.

But EU leaders fear it'll be a damp squib after Downing Street has indicated the crucial White Paper will still not be published by then.

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Now an anonymous ally of Mr Davis has given a furious briefing to the Brexit-backing Sun newspaper.

The ally said Downing Street aides had put "sand in the engine" by ordering a fifth rewrite of the White Paper.

While it stalls, Mrs May's 11-strong Brexit war cabinet will discuss rules on Melton Mowbray pork pies and Stilton, it is claimed.

The source said Mr Davis is now "very bullish" and could try to bypass Mrs May by getting his White Paper approved by the entire Cabinet.

The claims today came as Labour erupted into a public row about its direction over Brexit.

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Keir Starmer, the Shadow Brexit Secretary, openly admitted the party is split over keeping EU single market rules.

Last night Labour unveiled a demand to keep "full access to the internal market of the EU".

Sir Keir insisted this was a "very strong and significant statement of policy" that would give Britain "single market deal".

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But Remain-backing Labour MPs said it was "nowhere near enough".

They said Labour should have backed a more explicit call for Britain to stay in the European Economic Area (EEA), which is due for a crunch vote by MPs next Tuesday.

Furious Remainer Chris Leslie accused Jeremy Corbyn of “bailing out Theresa May" by saving her from defeat on the amendment to her EU Withdrawal Bill .

"I think that's unforgivable," he said.