‘Extraordinary secrecy’ in Whitehall is crippling Brexit plans

Brexit secretary David Davis appeared to be on the brink of resigning last week.A damaging culture of “extraordinary secrecy” inside government is blighting its ability to plan for Brexit, according to a comprehensive study of Whitehall.The installation of a network of secured computers that can only be accessed by officials with very high security clearance is also being accelerated, to keep the documents under wraps.