The civil war in the Home Office erupted again last night with claims that intelligence chiefs at MI5 do “not trust” Priti Patel.

Officers in the security service have reduced the volume of intelligence they show to the home secretary and regularly “roll their eyes” at her interventions in meetings, it was claimed.

Sources said that Patel has not attended a weekly meeting with security officials from different Whitehall departments for several months, and that she was informed of some issues later in the decision-making process.

However, a security source said today: “Reports suggesting that the home secretary and MI5 do not have a strong working relationship are simply untrue. The home secretary is briefed daily on intelligence matters in exactly the same way as