The Brexit plan is there is no Brexit plan, says leaked memo

2025-04-27 12:06:44admin

A leaked memo says Theresa May's government has no plan for Brexit and needs to hire 30,000 extra civil servants to work on 500 Brexit-related projects.

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The document, obtained by The Timesand written by a consultant, claims there is no common exit strategy in the Tory cabinet because of internal divisions.

Entitled "Brexit Update" and dated 7 November, the memo criticises the prime minister for “drawing in decisions and details to settle matters herself” which is not deemed sustainable.

It also warns that big companies will "point a gun at the Government's head" after ministers gave the car maker Nissan assurances about trading conditions once Britain leaves the European Union.

According to The Times, the document said: “Every department has developed a ‘bottom-up’ plan of what the impact of Brexit could be - and its plan to cope with the ‘worst case’.

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The government could take another six months to settle its priorities on Brexit, the memo said.

“Although necessary, this falls considerably short of having a ‘Government plan for Brexit’ because it has no prioritisation and no link to the overall negotiation strategy,” it reads.

But a source within the government told the BBCthat it doesn't recognise the claims in the document.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said: "My own experience is very different to that."