Brexit

[Ray1951]

Britain could be hit with food and medicine shortages within two weeks of leaving the European Union if a Brexit deal isn't reached, a new government study has claimed.

A 'doomsday' scenario for a no-deal Brexit has been drawn up which paints a terrifying picture of what Britain could be forced to endure when the country leaves the EU.

Senior civil servants have speculated on three different scenarios for possible Brexit outcomes – one mild, one severe and one they have called 'Armageddon'.


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A source told The Sunday Times: "In the second worst scenario, not even the worst, the port of Dover will collapse on day one.

"The supermarkets in Cornwall and Scotland will run out of food within a couple of days, and hospitals will run out of medicines within two weeks."

The source added that the RAF would have to be used to transport emergency medicine to the far corners of the UK and warned that the country would also quickly run out of petrol.

A spokesperson for David Davis' Brexit department said such discussions had taken place, but denied that the doomsday scenario would occur.

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Taken from the Idependent but other newspapers are reporting the same.

[JohnF]

Food parcels can be sent from here in Spain of all those things you'll miss...


... oh wait, they won't get delivered.

 

JF

[1calis]

Written by the same civil servants that wrote the government pamphlet sent to everyone? We all know how true their doomsday scenario turned out. Cannot believe the remainer civil servants.

[Highlander]

MILLIONS of Brits.........

Ray1951 - do you remember this

[Scunner]

I have come to expect this from certain forum members.your way or no way.

Yes you are only allowed to post opinions that agree with ours.

Like the one you posted here, which disagrees with ours and was deleted.

Oh hang on, it’s still here.

[JohnF]

Well, as far as I'm concerned, [deleted for not following the party line].

JF

[Stuart T]

Starting now.

[LindseyMitchell]

I love Europe;  French cheese, Italian food, German sausage, Belgian beer, Spanish tapas, lovely wines, beautiful architecture and scenery, the freedom to travel without border checks, and mostly friendly people. 

[stoop]

I love Europe;  French cheese, Italian food, German sausage, Belgian beer, Spanish tapas, lovely wines, beautiful architecture and scenery, the freedom to travel without border checks, and mostly friendly people. 

Pray tell me how do you enter an EU country without a border check?

I'll wait .....................................................

As for the rest - I'm fairly certain they will still allow you to buy them after we leave.

[1calis]

There are too many rumours going the rounds just now. No deal has been agreed so nobody knows the outcome. Only guesswork. Obviously EU goods will still be available but perhaps with an import duty added. Neither the world,nor the UK, are going to crash after brexit. We managed without EU for centuries, we can do so again.