LONDON – Britain has no overall strategy for leaving the European Union and splits in Prime Minister Theresa May‘s cabinet could delay a clear negotiating position for six months, according to a leaked Deloitte memo that the government dismissed as having no credibility.

The document was written by consultants at Deloitte and leaked to The Times newspaper, which said it had been prepared for the government department that supports the prime minister and her cabinet – something disputed by both Downing Street and Deloitte, which said it was not commissioned by the government.

It casts Britain’s top team in a chaotic light: May is trying to control key Brexit questions herself while her senior ministers are divided and the civil service is in turmoil.

“The Prime Minister is rapidly acquiring the reputation of drawing in decisions and details to settle matters herself – which is unlikely to be sustainable,” according to the document, dated November 7 and published by The Times.

“It may be 6 months before there is a view on priorities/negotiation strategy as the political situation in the UK and the EU evolves,” said the document, titled “Brexit Update”.

May‘s spokeswoman said the Deloitte memo was unsolicited, had nothing to do with the government, had no credibility and was wrong because the government did have a Brexit plan.

“We do have a plan, so I dispute that wholeheartedly,” May‘s spokeswoman told reporters. The spokeswoman suggested that Deloitte was touting for business with the report.

Deloitte said the note was intended primarily for internal audiences, was not commissioned by the government and was written without input from any government department. It was unclear if it meant internal Deloitte or government audiences.

But such a disorderly portrayal of the government underscores both the extent of the turmoil unleashed by the June 23 vote to leave the EU and the uncertainties ahead as May tries to pull Britain out of the world’s biggest trading bloc.

Like the Brexit vote, Donald Trump’s victory in the United States has underscored how swiftly assumptions are being turned upside down, pushing governments, investors and chief executives into the unknown.

The pound fell as much as 1.3 percent to 87.07 pence per euro before recovering to 86.40 pence.

– Reuters