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Downing Street dismisses Brexit 'divisions' memo
Source: BBC
Downing Street has "wholeheartedly" rejected comments in a memorandum leaked to the press describing cabinet "divisions" over Brexit.
The document, compiled by consultancy firm Deloitte and obtained by the Times newspaper, says Whitehall is working on 500 Brexit-related projects and could need 30,000 extra staff.
But the prime minister's spokeswoman said the work had been "unsolicited".
And Deloitte said there had been no "access" to Number 10 for the report.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-37983948