An influential group of MPs has "grave concerns" about the business department's readiness for Brexit. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has made "virtually no attempt to re-order its priorities" with less than a year to go until Britain leaves the European Union. The Greg Clark-led department lacks the staff and IT systems to deliver heaps of Brexit-related work, according to a report published by the Public Accounts Committee. LONDON — The UK government's business department is "operating in a parallel universe" where it does not have the priorities, staff, or IT systems to deliver Brexit, according to a damning report published by MPs on Wednesday.

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