Ministry moves on Brexit

摘要

Senior Marsham Street officials have stepped up their preparations for Brexit after complaints from frustrated councils that they were being shut out of the process. After months of Smith Square grumblings that council preparations were being hampered by Whitehall working behind closed doors and in silos, senior civil servants have finally acknowledged there is a problem. A letter seen by The MJ - addressed to council and combined authority chief executives - indicated the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) would step up its co-ordinating role in Whitehall.