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British Prime Minister Theresa May is cracking down on unauthorized leaks by ministers and civil servants on her Brexit plans, a leaked memo to the Mail on Sunday newspaper said.
Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood has written to senior officials to tell them that May wants to "urgently tighten security processes" and that anyone found to have leaked sensitive information will be dismissed, according to the memo.
A spokeswoman for May said: "We don't comment on leaked documents."
In his letter dated Nov. 28, Heywood said: "Leaking is corrosive and undermines trust and good government."
"Anyone found to have leaked sensitive information will be dismissed even where there is no compromise of national security."
Source: Reuters
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(Score: 4, Interesting) by pTamok on Monday December 05 2016, @08:12AM
If the people responsible for developing and implementing the policies are generally happy with the process by which this is done, there are fewer leaks than when 'the workforce' is disgruntled.
I regard the Prime Minister making such a public statement as a warning signal: she is having difficulty in getting Brexit policies developed and implemented, and is attempting to force things through without a consensus. This rarely ends well.
Theresa May did not have a good reputation as Home Secretary, and she seems to be replicating her behaviour in the role of Home Secretary in her role as Prime Minister. Unpopular leaders in democracies don't last many political cycles.