The British government does not have a comprehensive plan for the country's exit from the European Union, and due to the divisions that exist in the Cabinet, the negotiation strategy may not be adopted in the next six months, according to a leaked Cabinet memorandum, the BBC announced today.
The memo, which was provided to The Times and seen by the BBC, warns that the British government is working on 500 Brexit-related projects and may need 30.000 additional staff.
However, there is still no common strategy for exiting the Union "due to divisions within the Cabinet", according to the leaked document.
The spokesman of the British government said that it is not a government report and does not recognize the content of that document, pointing out that the government is focused on activities in the implementation of Brexit, reports Reuters.
The leaked memo, drawn up by an unnamed consultant and dated November 7, suggests it will take another six months for the government to decide exactly what it wants to achieve with Brexit or agree on priorities.
The report, entitled "New information on Brexit", criticizes Prime Minister Theresa May for her tendency to "go into decisions and details in order to solve the matter herself", according to the BBC and "The Times".
"The Times" says the document highlights the divisions between Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Brexit Secretary David Davis and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox on the one hand, and Chancellor Philip Hammond and Economy Secretary Greg Clark on the other.
The British newspaper reports that the memorandum says that each ministry has made a plan for the possible consequences of Brexit, as well as a plan for coping with the "worst case".
Prime Minister May hopes to trigger Article 50, which starts the formal two-year process of leaving the EU, by the end of March 2017, but the BBC claims the document shows how "complex, difficult and challenging" Brexit will be.
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