The BBC have obtained a memo written by a consultant inside government and warning that there are 500 uncoordinated projects running to determine the negotiating stance and the possible impact of brexit on government and the country including business, security, the arts and so on (HERE).
The author says there is no plan and there is unlikely to be one for six months. The BBC political correspondent Chris Mason - who has seen the memo - says the document shows how "complex, fraught and challenging delivering Brexit will be".
The memo also suggests the government does not have enough officials to implement Brexit quickly, while departments are developing individual plans resulting in "well over 500 projects". It estimates an additional 30,000 extra civil servants could be required to meet the workload. However, the BBC correspondent says money to pay for the extra staff will not be provided in next week's Autumn Statement.
The document also says big businesses could soon "point a gun at the government's head" to secure what they need to maintain jobs and investment.
I think this is the first of many "bombshell" revelations that we are likely to see more of in the coming months and this may at last begin to show how stupid, difficult and costly brexit is going to be.
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