Peak Brexit panic?

The Brexit headlines look dire and Apocalyptic. The Sunday Times published the leak of Operation Yellowhammer, which was the UK government’s base case plan for a no-deal Brexit.

Britain faces shortages of fuel, food and medicine, a three-month meltdown at its ports, a hard border with Ireland and rising costs in social care in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to an unprecedented leak of government documents that lay bare the gaps in contingency planning.

The documents, which set out the most likely aftershocks of a no-deal Brexit rather than worst-case scenarios, have emerged as the UK looks increasingly likely to crash out of the EU without a deal.

The newspaper went on to reported that up to 85% of truck “may not be ready” for French customs, and disruption may last up to three months. In addition, the government is preparing for a hard border at the Irish border, as current plans to maintain the Irish backstop are unrealistic and unsustainable.

In other words, it’s going to be ugly, especially when Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to take the UK out of the EU by October 31, with or without a deal.

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