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EXCLUSIVE: Brexit blow as councils miss MHCLG deadline

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick’s flagship Brexit policy has been dealt a blow after dozens of councils missed the deadline for nominating a lead officer.

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick's flagship Brexit policy has been dealt a blow after dozens of councils missed the deadline for nominating a lead officer.

Mr Jenrick asked all English councils to appoint a Brexit lead who will ‘work hand in hand with me and my team in central Government to plan for our exit on 31 October' as he ‘intensified' preparations earlier this month.

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