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The wage bill for UK staff helping the government to steer the country through its withdrawal from the European Union has jumped by over £1m.
Pay for those working in the UK government's Department for Exiting the European Union rose from £2.9m to £4.1m between December and May, according to figures published on Thursday on DExEU's website.