Sky's Adam Parsons reveals a culture of secrecy surrounding no-deal Brexit preparations by government departments.
Although the names of those involved have obviously not been made public, we understand that the DfT's gagging orders involve hauliers, public transport companies, infrastructure operators and petrol retailers.
However, Sky News has since confirmed that the Home Office has taken out at least 100 gagging orders, simply in relation to ports. It is unclear how many gagging orders it has in relation to the rest of its work. Several others told us that the information"was not held centrally", while the Department for Business said that it was"not in the public interest" for the information to be revealed, even though the same details had been provided by every other section of government.
We spoke to many in British business who said that Whitehall's use of these gagging orders had frustrated their Brexit plans. "Where NDAs have been employed this clearly creates a two-tier relationship with industry, with some businesses being insiders and others kept out of the loop. Quite apart from the practical consequences, it is no way to build trust."
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