Labour drawing up draft Queen's Speech in preparation for a snap general election win

Party ramps up efforts as Brexit divisions repeatedly threatened to overwhelm Theresa May's government

Labour is stepping up its preparations for entering Number 10 by drawing up a draft Queen's Speech which would ensure the party is ready for a snap general election.

Shadow cabinet members are due to attend an away-day in London on Monday, where they will present ideas for up to 35 bills to stretch out for an entire parliament, party sources confirmed.

Jeremy Corbyn has been keen to keep Labour on an election footing since its surge in support at last year's general election, and the party has already been making preparation for the first 100 days in government.

However the party has ramped up its efforts amid widespread turmoil in the Tory ranks, as Brexit divisions repeatedly threatened to overwhelm Theresa May's administration.

Plans for an emergency budget and a draft Queen’s speech - where the government lays out its legislative agenda - will be formulated in coming weeks, The Guardian reported.

Shadow ministers have been told to come up with a string of populist, left-wing policies, which could include abolishing zero-hours contracts, nationalisation of key industries and scrapping the public sector pay cap.

“We don’t want to repeat the mistake [Gordon] Brown made where he was only prepared for the first 100 days and then was faced with calls for an election,” a senior Labour source said.

“We have to think much longer-term. But also we know we would be a new government that would come under attack like no other."

Labour has opened up a lead in the polls as the fallout continues over Ms May's Chequers compromise, which has infuriated both Brexiteers and pro-EU MPs.

A poll carried out for the Observer by Opinium after the Chequers summit saw the Conservatives fall by six points to 36 per cent, while Labour remained on 40 per cent.

It comes as several Tory backbenchers submitted letters of no-confidence in the prime minister, in protest had her Brexit strategy.

Brexiteer Philip Davies was the third MP to go public with on his letter to Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 committee of Tory backbenchers, although the total number is unknown.

Mr Brady must receive 48 letters from MPs – equivalent to 15 per cent of the parliamentary party – to trigger a no confidence vote in the prime minister.