The departments run by Michael Gove and Liam Fox are facing an “impossible challenge” as they prepare for Brexit, parliament’s spending watchdog has warned. The environment and trade departments do not have a clear plan of Brexit priorities and must explain what they will not be delivering, according to the public accounts committee. As our new report again makes clear, departments are under extreme pressure.”A government spokesman said Whitehall was “rising to the challenge” of Brexit. “The government has set a clear plan for Brexit and has made real progress delivering on this,” the spokesman said. “Close collaboration between departments is vital as we negotiate our exit from the EU and develop our future trade policy with the world, and Whitehall is rising to the challenge.”

Source: The Guardian May 03, 2018 23:01 UTC