Tag: Lord O'Donnell

• Monday, July 17th 2017 - 04:29 UTC

  Britain is in for a rough ride, unless cabinet ministers stop squabbling

  

  Britain is in for “a rough ride” unless cabinet ministers stop squabbling over Brexit, the former head of the civil service has warned. Writing in the Observer, Lord O’Donnell called for cabinet ministers to unite in backing a lengthy transition deal and “start being honest about the complexity of the challenge”. “There is no chance all the details will be hammered out in 20 months,” he warned.