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Leading foreign academics acting as expert advisers to the UK government have been told they will not be asked to contribute to any government analysis and reports on Brexit because they are not British nationals.

"It is utterly baffling that the government is turning down expert, independent advice on Brexit simply because someone is from another country," said Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrats' EU spokesman.

It is understood a number of LSE academics specialising in EU affairs have been briefing the Foreign Office on Brexit issues, but the school has received an email informing it that submissions from non-UK citizens would no longer be accepted.

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