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BREAKING: Yellowhammer docs say impact of No Deal would include:
- HGV delays of 1.5-2.5 days at Dover
- increased electricity prices
- delays to medicines
- shortages of certain foods
- rising food prices affects lowest paid
- rise in public disorder
- illegal fishing boats
- HGV delays of 1.5-2.5 days at Dover
- increased electricity prices
- delays to medicines
- shortages of certain foods
- rising food prices affects lowest paid
- rise in public disorder
- illegal fishing boats
Govt insists this forecast is a worst case scenario. Full doc below 👇 
And one for luck... final page here
Note document is dated 2nd Aug. After PM went into Downing Street, but before regular No Deal planning meetings over the following weeks.
Key paragraph in Michael Gove’s letter to Hilary Benn from govt’s point of view. Document is a “reasonable worst case scenario” not “a prediction of what is most likely to happen”.
NEW: Former government source says on Yellowhammer:
“They’ve clearly relabelled it - this was originally a ‘base scenario’, which is government language for what is most likely to happen, from a list of the most plausible assumptions/expectations.”
“They’ve clearly relabelled it - this was originally a ‘base scenario’, which is government language for what is most likely to happen, from a list of the most plausible assumptions/expectations.”
No 10 source insists Yellowhammer was always worst case scenario, as Michael Gove said when document was first leaked.
NEW: Labour's @Keir_Starmer responds:
“It's completely irresponsible for govt to have tried to ignore these stark warnings and prevent public from seeing evidence. Johnson must now admit that he has been dishonest with British people about the consequence of a No Deal Brexit."
“It's completely irresponsible for govt to have tried to ignore these stark warnings and prevent public from seeing evidence. Johnson must now admit that he has been dishonest with British people about the consequence of a No Deal Brexit."
