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It is understood that almost none of Ukip’s representatives in Brussels knew about the policy, which is being championed by Mr Nuttall’s political advisors, until it appeared in media reports.

On the day it was announced Ukip’s foreign affairs spokesman James Carver caused a storm when he resigned from his post saying he could not support the party’s policy to ban the burka.

Since then officials within the party leadership team has been scrambling to arrange phone conversations and one-on-one meetings with disenchanted MEPs in a bid to stave off a full-scale rebellion.

Mrs May, Mr Juncker and Mr Barnier were joined by Brexit secretary David Davis as they sat down for a working dinner to discuss the draft Brexit agreement drawn up by EU Council President Donald Tusk, who was not present at Downing Street today.

The EU's proposed ?50billion Brexit divorce bill high was on the discussion list.

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