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British PM May Cracks Down on Brexit Leaks

posted by martyb on Monday December 05 2016, @06:53AM   Printer-friendly
from the sticking-a-finger-in-the-dike dept.

n1 writes:

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: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 05 2016, @02:36PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 05 2016, @02:36PM (#437154)
    Isn't that one of the acts recently made illegal to portray in jolly olde England..?
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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by aristarchus on Tuesday December 06 2016, @04:36AM

    by aristarchus (2645) on Tuesday December 06 2016, @04:36AM (#437538) Journal

    Yes, this all just cracks me up, instead of cracking down. Who knew Brit conservatives could be so funny? Other than Farange, of course. (Hey, isn't Farange a French name? Possibly Norman?)