The actor Andy Serkis has revived his version of Gollum from the Lord of the Rings films in a savage parody of Theresa May and her troubled Brexit deal.

The sketch – titled ‘LEAKED: Footage From Inside No. 10 Downing Street!’ – deploys the character’s split personality to weigh up the pros and cons of leaving the European Union.

Serkis, a motion-capture specialist, dons a costume to make him look like a terrifying version of the PM while going through her “precious” withdrawal agreement.

On Tuesday, MPs will vote for the deal she struck with Brussels against expectations of a heavy defeat. 

In the spoof video, the Gollum version of May says: “We take back control … money, borders, laws … blue passports!”

The PM’s inner Smeagol – Gollum’s kinder counter-part – replies: “No, it hurts the people … makes them poorer.”

Serkis then snaps back to the Gollum version of May: “I finds it, I negotiates it, we wants it.”

The British actor has previously revived Gollum to read out some of Donald Trump’s tweets on US TV.