Sajid Javid, the home secretary, believes changing the migration system too early would damage the economy

Cabinet ministers will be asked to grant limitless access to European Union migrants for more than two years after a “no-deal” Brexit, The Times has learnt.

In a move that will dismay Brexiteers, Sajid Javid, the home secretary, will propose that EU citizens be waved through the border for 30 months if Britain crashes out of the bloc.

Any EU citizen arriving between next March and September 2021 will be allowed to live temporarily in Britain as long as they show their passport and pass a criminal record check. During this period they will have to apply for a visa under a new migration system to stay permanently.

The revelation will provoke concerns among Brexiteers who want to “take back control” quickly in the event