More than two-thirds of Defra staff moved to Brexit-related roles

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Staff redeployed as ex-government adviser says Brexit is bad for environment

More than two-thirds of all staff employed directly by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are working on delivering Brexit, according to official figures released by the government....

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