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Five candidates in battle to lead UK’s Brexit opportunities unit

City executives are also awaiting details on the Treasury's plans to rethink parts of the UK rulebook post-Brexit

By Lucy McNulty
The new department was created in May to guide cabinet minister Lord David Frost in his efforts to help the UK capitalise on its split from the European Union
The new department was created in May to guide cabinet minister Lord David Frost in his efforts to help the UK capitalise on its split from the European Union Photo: AFP via Getty Images

Five people are competing to lead the UK government's new Brexit opportunities unit, Financial News has learned.

A total of 76 applied for the position by the 25 July deadline, according to a Freedom of Information request by FN. Five applicants, all from outside government, had made a shortlist by early September.

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