A memo prepared for the British Cabinet Office on Tuesday revealed that the Theresa May government does not have a plan for the execution of Britain’s exit from the European Union (commonly known as Brexit). According to the document, the Cabinet has not been able to reach a consensus on the strategy about the Brexit process that is to begin in April 2017.

The memo, believed to have been written by a consultant working for the Cabinet office, criticised May for “drawing in decisions and details to settle matters herself”. It said the new government’s steps “fall considerably short of having a ‘Government plan for Brexit’.”

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Hoewever, the May government on Tuesday denied the claims made in the leaked memo, said that it was focused on getting on with the job of delivering Brexit, The Telegraph reported. A government spokesperson said the “unsolicited document” had “no authority”.

The memo was first obtained by The Times. It further said the government was working on 500 projects related to Brexit. It said the process might require another 30,000 staff. It said that the Cabinet would take at least six more months to decide what it wanted to achieve from Brexit and come to an agreement on how to go about it.

On October 2, British Prime Minister Theresa May had said that the United Kingdom will trigger Article 50 to begin the process of exiting the European Union by the end of March 2017. Britain in June had voted to leave the European Union.

The dramatic results of the Brexit referendum led to stock markets crashing around the world, and pushed David Cameron, who was prime minister at the time, to resign. Thousands of British citizens had demanded a second referendum, which was rejected by the Foreign Office. There has been pressure from the EU on the UK to start the Brexit process as soon as possible.