Brexit bombshell: Boris Johnson to set up "war cabinet" to force Britain's EU ...

boris johnsonBoris Johnson plans to form Brexit “war cabinet” in first 100 days as PM (Image: GETTY)

The cabinet - which has been labelled the “crack team” by a source - would be comprised of senior ministers and advisers who would be responsible for planning and tackling obstacles posed before the UK’s departure on October 31, according to The Daily Telegraph. The team would then report to the broader cabinet which would be comprised of ministers who signed up to Mr Johnson’s deadline. The plans are being led by Sir Eddie Lister, who is also heading up the transition team with Cabinet Minister Oliver Dowden and health secretary Matt Hancock.

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One source said: "There will be a Brexit workstream and there are people signed up to it.

“It is expected to have senior figures and expertise from across the spectrum looking into it."

Campaign Chairman Iain Duncan Smith warned in The Daily Telegraph that “if we fail to leave once more time as Boris has said, then the tsunami that hits us of anger from the British public will this time be irreparable".

Mr Johnson is determined to learn lessons after the way Brexit became muddied in several Cabinet sub-committees.

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