Government spends almost £100m on Brexit consultants

Lorries seen during a trial in Kent in preparation for a possible no-deal Brexit.Photograph: Toby Melville/ReutersNearly £100m of public money has been spent on private consultancy firms recruited by the government to provide Brexit advice including no-deal planning, a leaked Whitehall report obtained by the Guardian reveals.The draft report by the National Audit Office, which scrutinises spending for parliament, details how government departments have paid at least £97m to Brexit co