Civil service stressed and floundering amid Brexit paralysis

Tensions high in Whitehall over plans for border, traffic and policing in event of no dealFollow all the latest developments liveWith just 16 days until Brexit, evidence is emerging of deep tensions in Whitehall as the civil service battles to plan for a no-deal scenario.Civil servants say they have been frustrated by political paralysis, gripped by inter-departmental rows and shorn of key staff while trying to implement the biggest change to the state’s machinery since the second world wa