Brexit: the Autumn Statement, not a leaked memo, will tell us more

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A leaked memo published in The Times on the 15 November 2016 has highlighted some fundamental issues about how Whitehall is working to deliver Brexit. Joe Owen says the real proof of the Government’s ability to manage Brexit will be in the Autumn Statement due on the 23 November 2016.

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Building the Brexit machine: will the hardware match the software?
How are preparations for Brexit coming along? Richard Whitman pursues an IT analogy, arguing that while the ‘hardware’ to facilitate the Brexit negotiation, including a dedicated minister and ministry, is in place, the ‘software’ – i.e., answers to crucial questions on how the relationship between the UK and the EU will look like – is still lacking.

BBC News, 15.11.16: Downing Street dismisses Brexit 'divisions' memo http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37983948

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

BBC News, 15.11.16: [Opinion]: Does the Brexit memo matter? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37986590

BBC News, 16.11.16: Boris Johnson offering 'impossible' Brexit vision http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37995606

ESO: Background information: Brexit Unknowns http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-unknowns/

ESO: Background information: Oral statement to Parliament. Process for invoking Article 50: Ministerial statement 7 November 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/oral-statement-to-parliament-process-for-invoking-article-50-ministerial-statement-7-november-2016/

Politico, 16.11.16: Dutch minister: Boris Johnson’s Brexit vision ‘impossible’ http://www.politico.eu/article/jeroen-dijsselbloem-boris-johnsons-brexit-vision-impossible/

Politico, 15.11.16: Theresa May furious at ‘unsolicited’ Brexit chaos memo http://www.politico.eu/blogs/spence-on-media/2016/11/may-furious-at-unsolicited-brexit-chaos-memo-downing-street-whitehall/

EurActiv, 16.11.16: Johnson: UK can leave EU customs union and maintain free trade at the same time http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/johnson-uk-may-leave-eu-customs-union-but-can-maintain-free-trade/

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog 17.11.16: Building the Brexit machine: will the hardware match the software? http://bit.ly/2fZ5Vlc

BBC News, 21.12.16: Deloitte apologises for Brexit memo http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38390147

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