Leaked Whitehall plans for No Deal Brexit warn Britain will be hit by fuel, food and medicine shortages
BRITAIN will face fuel, food and medicine shortages if it leaves the EU without a Brexit transition deal, leaked documents claim.
The government also believes a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic will be likely, as current plans to avoid widespread checks will prove unsustainable,A senior Whitehall source said: “This is not Project Fear — this is the most realistic assessment of what the public face with no deal. These are likely, basic, reasonable scenarios — not the worst case.”
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