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Staff leave cancelled at Number 10

THE possibility of a snap general election after a no-deal Brexit appears to be growing after No 10 cancelled government advisers’ holiday until after October 31.

The advisers received an email on Thursday from Boris Johnson’s chief of staff Edward Lister saying that they cannot take any holiday until after the date that Britain is due to leave the European Union due to “serious work to be done,” it was reported yesterday.

Mr Lister also said that compensation would be considered “on a case-by-case basis” for those who had already booked leave.

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