An unprecedented leak of government documents has laid out the gaps in contingency planning in the event of a no deal. The list of most likely scenarios includes shortages of fuel, food and medicine and a hard border with Ireland thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/o…
Base scenario: When the UK ceases to be a member of the European Union in October 2019, all rights and reciprocal arrangements with the EU end thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/n…
A no-deal Brexit is expected to cause heavy disruption to the UK’s supply of medicines, and the government concedes in the Yellowhammer document that it “will . . . not be practical to stockpile products to cover expected delays of up to six months” thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/d…
A no-deal Brexit will cause food shortages, price rises and may even prompt problems with the water supply thetimes.co.uk/article/expect…
An already “fragile” social care system is expected to be tipped over the edge by a no-deal, with providers starting to go bust by the new year thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/s…
Gibraltar is under-prepared for a no-deal Brexit with the minister overseeing contingency planning saying it was a “gargantuan task” thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/g…
Government plans to set most import tariffs at 0% after a no-deal Brexit could “inadvertently” lead to the closure of two oil refineries, about 2,000 job losses, strikes and disruptions to fuel availability thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/p…
Chaos at the border could last for up to three months after a no-deal before it eases slightly — but the flow of lorries may still be half of its current level by January thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/c…
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