Sir Jeremy Heywood has been speaking to top legal, accountancy and consultancy firms to assist civil servants with Brexit negotiations. McKinsey, PwC, Deloitte, Linklaters and KPMG have all held meetings with the country’s top civil servant, or been approached to help the Government with these most complex negotiations.

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