Rejected petition Cabinet ministers campaigning to leave EU to have access to the Civil Service

On February 23, 2016, Sir Jeremy Heywood announced that Cabinet ministers campaigning to leave European Union will not have access to the Civil Service on the issue.

This is in clear violation of democracy and the whole issue of a "free and fair" referendum and raises serious questions.

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'Brexit' Ministers Get Civil Service Ban - Sky News (23 February 2016)

"It emerges anti-EU ministers will be blocked from key Government briefings" - Wilkinson, M. The Telegraph. (23 February 2016)

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Date submitted 23 February 2016
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