Theresa May cancelled crucial national security meetings because her government became ‘consumed’ by Brexit

THERESA May delayed crucial national security meetings because her government became “consumed” by Brexit, it has emerged.

The revelation was made by the PM’s former National Security Advisor Sir Mark Lyall Grant.

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The former top mandarin also warned the government is failing to deliver any vision for her new ‘Global Britain’ agenda.

Sir Mark told Business Insider: “Meetings were cancelled at the last minute because there had to be another meeting on Brexit”.

He warned: “The government is so consumed by Brexit, and there is a risk this will continue well beyond March next year.”

“The ability and time available to the PM to meet foreign leaders and to travel has also been more curtailed in recent years than it has been in the past.”

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But Brexit won’t have a major impact on the UK’s national security or its international standing because neither depend on Britain’s EU membership, the former top official also claiomed.

Instead, Britain’s participation with NATO, the UN Security Council, and the Five Eyes intelligence community is more important.

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