JACOB Rees-Mogg has blasted Theresa May’s Brexit plan and labelled her “a Remainer who has remained a Remainer”.

The Tory backbencher delivered a stinging rebuke of her proposals for trade talks with the EU, saying she her strategy was a “hopeless way to negotiate”.

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He suggested that her heart wasn’t really in it to get Britain a good deal, and criticised her for suggesting Brexiteers like him “voted with their heart” and not their head.

Mrs May had told the BBC: "Many people voted from the heart to leave the European Union. My job as Prime Minister is to deliver for them.”

Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show she added: "But also I have got to be hard-headed and practical about this and do it in a way that ensures we get the best interests for the UK."

Mr Rees-Mogg said: "The government unfortunately believes that Brexit is not a good thing in itself. It seems to think it has to be tempered with non-Brexit.”

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He told the BBC’s Sunday Politics: “And that was when the Prime Minister said people voted with their hearts - and she shwas doing something with her head.

“In my view of most Brexiteers head and heart come together. Brexit is enormously positive, a huge opportunity for the country - and I’m afraid the Prime Minister doesn’t see that.

“And it’s why I think she is a Remainer who has remained a Remainer.”

The MP, the head of the powerful ERG group of Eurosceptic Conservatives, made his comments as the former Brexit Secretary David Davis attacked the Government’s white paper.

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The ex-Cabinet minister, who stood down last Sunday over the “soft Brexit” Chequers agreement, said the plan  jeopardises the opportunities offered” by leaving.

Writing in the he said: "The chance to become a credible trading partner will be compromised and we will be unable to strike free trade deals.”

Referencing the US President’s comments to The Sun, Mr Davis added: “As Donald Trump aptly pointed out, it would “kill” the prospect of a US-UK deal."

And he added: “If the government follows its present course, it will stifle innovation and stymie economic growth.”

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But hitting back, the new Brexit minister Robin Walker said Eurosceptics like Mr Rees-Mogg should “get behind the Prime Minister” and support her white paper.

And the Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan said: "Jacob Rees-Mogg is not helping us stick together and we need to stick together."

He added: "Anyone who thinks they can criticise her, challenge her, must realise they're playing with fire.

“They will end up destroying themselves. Ideological purity is not on offer in this the real world of politics and our negotiation with the EU."