The government will take up to three weeks to release dozens of papers detailing the economic impact of Brexit despite a Commons motion demanding their immediate publication, ministers said on Tuesday. Labour has demanded for weeks the release of the papers, which detail the potential impact of Brexit across various parts of the economy, prompting speculation ministers are reluctant because of the gloomy assessments they contained. “As the government has made clear, it is not the case that there are 58 sectoral impact assessments,” he said. We will provide this information to the committee as soon as is possible.” This would, he said, take no more than three weeks. Ministers just need to get on with it.”Baker responded by accusing Labour of prioritising political advantage over the national interest.

Source: The Guardian November 07, 2017 13:56 UTC