U.K. government looks to downplay concerns about leaked documents warning of fuel, food and medicine shortages, as well as severe travel disruption and civil unrest if Britain leaves the EU without a deal.
The U.K. government has looked to play down concerns about leaked documents that outlined preparations for Brexit, which included warnings about fuel, food and medicine shortages, as well as severe travel disruption and civil unrest if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal.
Among the key takeaways from the report are that disruption to traffic across the English Channel will cause"significant" traffic queues in Kent, the county that borders with the channel, with large goods vehicles facing delays of up to two and a half days to cross the border. This could have the added effect of"disrupt[ing] fuel supply in London."
The U.K. is set to leave the EU on Oct. 31, but the country's political future has never looked more uncertain. If lawmakers are unable to agree on a deal with their European counterparts about various rights and trade plans, the result with be a"no-deal" Brexit, which would expose the U.K. to significant trade tariffs overnight.
Several government figures were quick to downplay the fears sparked by the Sunday Times’ reporting. The Cabinet Office pointed to a tweet by leading government lawmaker Michael Gove when contacted by ABC News, which implied that the report was out of date. Johnson has repeatedly made it clear that the U.K. will leave the EU, with or without a deal, on the Oct. 31 deadline. Meanwhile, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, is set to call a"no confidence motion" in Parliament, in a bid to collapse the government and trigger a general election.
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