Britain’s Brexit War Cabinet

Prime Minister Theresa May’s Strategy and Negotiations committee – referred to as “The SN” – is an 11-member Cabinet sub-committee tasked with the UK’s withdrawal and future relationship with the EU

Theresa May
Prime Minister has casting vote

Sir Jeremy Heywood 
Cabinet secretary – and head of 427,000 strong Civil Service – is tasked with overseeing Brexit. Army of 8,000 civil servants will work on more than 300 programmes during phase-two negotiations on post-Brexit trade deal

Olly Robbins
Prime minister’s lead adviser on Europe. Secretive civil servant leads British delegation in Brussels, often  without Brexit Secretary present. Robbins has gained trust of European Commission negotiators and is behind-the-scenes fixer when talks stall

PRO-REMAIN 

Philip Hammond
Chancellor

David Lidington
Minister for the Cabinet Office

Greg Clark
Business and Energy Secretary

Karen Bradley
Northern Ireland Secretary

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Sajid Javid 
Home Secretary was outspoken Eurosceptic, now backs Remain 

Gavin Williamson 
Defence Secretary backed Remain in referendum, now a Brexiteer
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PRO-LEAVE
David Davis
Brexit Secretary, principal negotiator

Boris Johnson
Foreign Secretary

Liam Fox
International Trade Secretary

Michael Gove
Environment Secretary

Sources: Bloomberg, Institute for government
Pictures: Associated Press, Twitter
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