The Brexit secretary has ordered officials to step up the preparations for a failure to strike a deal with the EU, The Times has been told.

He is expected to outline the benefits of the scenario in a presentation on Hallowe’en, a move that will alarm some pro-Remain colleagues.

Mr Davis also said yesterday that for a period after Brexit the government would be prepared to allow EU citizens to bring non-EU spouses into the UK without the income requirements that British citizens are subject to.

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