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Newspaper reports that the chancellor is attempting to slow down progress towards Brexit have been dismissed as "rubbish" by Treasury sources. Philip Hammond discussed plans for controlling immigration after Britain quits the EU with colleagues last week. Some newspapers say colleagues believe he is attempting to "undermine Brexit" by delaying decisions on migrant curbs. Sources said there were tensions at the meeting, but there was no row, BBC correspondent Iain Watson reported. 'Increasingly frustrated' The Daily Telegraph reported that Mr Hammond was one of a number of voices urging caution about plans for a new work permit system designed to reduce immigration that was discussed at a Brexit Cabinet committee meeting. The paper said that in the meeting Home Secretary Amber Rudd presented plans for a post-Brexit visa regime that would see all European Union workers forced to prove they have secured a skilled job before being allowed into Britain. The paper said the plan was seen as confirmation that the UK will leave the single market as part of the Brexit process, something it said Mr Hammond was previously understood to have warned against It reported that Mr Hammond raised questions about the plans, which has contributed to members of the Cabinet growing "increasingly frustrated" by his position on Brexit. | 
