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David Davis' former advisor slammed Theresa May for blocking the Brexit secretary from planning for a no deal Brexit, claiming his department was "constantly rebuffed" by the Prime Minister. The former Conservative MP also questioned Theresa May's qualifications to conduct crunch Brexit negotiations with the European Union. He told the BBC's Daily Politics: “David Davis pushed on producing an earlier white paper, pushed on getting officials out in Brussels doing granular technical negotiations six months ago. “He pushed on the Irish protocol, putting legal text to the Irish government, and certainly pushed on no deal planning. “It was constantly rebuffed by Number 10.

Stewart Jackson accused Theresa May of blocking David Davis from working on Brexit

David Davis pushed on producing an earlier white paper Stewart Jackson

“So the idea that the Prime Minister’s saying, ’I’m better qualified to take direct control of the negotiations,’ I really need some convincing of that.” David Davis resigned from the cabinet earlier this month over the Chequers agreement thrashed out by Mrs May and ministers which established the UK's negotiating position going into crunch talks with the EU. The plan, which forms the basis of the Government's Brexit White Paper, would effectively keep the UK in the single market for goods, binding British manufacturers to European regulation after Brexit. Government sources insisted the Prime Minister was "standing over" the Chequers compromise despite a mauling of the initiative by EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Friday.