MINISTERS have been criticised for spending more than £10 million over eight months on an advertising campaign to help people and businesses prepare for Brexit.

The government spent £10,842,063 on their Prepare For EU Exit adverts between November 2018 and July this year, freedom of information figures show.

The Cabinet Office spent £2.7 million on print, £2.4m on radio, £1.2m on TV and more than £1m on social media advertising, and a further £3m on other platforms, according to the data.

Labour Party chairman Ian Lavery said: “Nine months on and £10 million later our country is no further forward.

“The Tories have bungled negotiations and they have no plan except to prolong our agony with a costly no-deal Brexit.”

And Labour’s Wes Streeting said the funding would be better spent on public services.

A government spokesman commented: “It is paramount that organisations, communities and citizens have the right information and support for Brexit.”