Andrea Leadsom has backed Theresa May’s Chequers plan in public, but leaked minutes of the summit show that privately she hated it

Andrea Leadsom said that she “hated” the prime minister’s Brexit compromise and claimed that it betrayed the referendum result, according to minutes of the Chequers cabinet meeting leaked to The Times.

The leader of the Commons also accused a majority of fellow ministers and officials of “arrogance” and said that they had “Remainer tendencies” in the meeting with the prime minister and cabinet just over two weeks ago.

Mrs Leadsom also attacked the Treasury’s ability on economic forecasting and revealed that some numbers would in future no longer be published.

Mrs Leadsom accused officials and fellow ministers at Chequers of harbouring “Remainer tendencies” JOEL ROUSE/CROWN COPYRIGHT/PRESS ASSOCIATION

The one-time Tory leadership contender’s views were recorded by officials, and minutes have been circulated round Whitehall and certain MPs. Since the conclusion of the Chequers meeting, Mrs Leadsom has been scrupulous to back