There is no point in pretending that this is a government with a plan, a senior minister has admitted.

At a rare Monday morning cabinet meeting, Theresa May suggested holding a vote on her Brexit plan today. Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, countered that the meaningful vote should be held on April 10, close to the April 12 deadline set by the European Union for passing the deal, to scare Labour MPs into supporting it. This received “short shrift”, and most of the cabinet appeared to agree that it would be better to press on with the vote as soon as possible.

Two hours later, the opposition of the DUP stopped this plan in its tracks, pushing the date of the meaningful vote back over