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Ministers relying on ‘self-belief in their own rhetoric’, haulage boss tells Commons committee.
Exclusive: document seen by the Guardian says core IT system not due to be tested until November.
‘Worst case scenario’ also warns of passengers waiting hours to board Chunnel trains to continent.
Exporters to the EU face 7,000-truck-long queues in Kent and two-day delays to trade after the Brexit transition period ends, the government has warned.
Only half of UK firms that trade internationally have considered the impact of Brexit on their business, says the British Chambers of Commerce.
Hospital chiefs have been asked to prepare health service for potential disruption from end of 2020.
Cabinet Office minister warned hauliers that unless they get their post-Brexit paperwork in order there could be queues of up to 7,000 lorries.
The outcome being pursued by the prime minister in the Brexit trade talks will not avoid costly friction at the border.
What does no-deal Brexit mean? Consequences of UK leaving the EU without deal after Boris Johnson’s warning
16/10/2020
Britain has been told to prepare for a no-deal Brexit when the transition period ends on 1 January 2021, after trade deal talks reached an impasse.
Deal or no deal, British companies will have to confront a wall of bureaucracy that threatens chaos at the border if they want to sell into the world’s biggest trading bloc when life after Brexit begins on January 1.
British overseas territory set to face disruption despite voting 95 per cent for Remain.
Essential post-Brexit freight software is unlikely to be ready on time for 1 January, those building it have warned.
Concern has been expressed about a potential risk to the supply of pharmaceutical drugs to Northern Ireland following Brexit.
Spending watchdog claims ports and businesses are not ready for 1 January, with Northern Ireland a big concern.
UK will face ‘significant disruption’ on 1 January even if trade deal is signed, National Audit Office warns
06/11/2020
Watchdog says government has started its preparations too late.
Car drivers face two-hour queues at Dover and Folkestone from January – and even longer waits in summer
06/11/2020
A new report from the National Audit Office reveals the range of possible issues from 1 January 2021.
Britain's economic recovery from coronavirus will be slowed for two years by Brexit, EU forecasts
06/11/2020
Businesses will have to adjust to new trading conditions in the middle of a pandemic.
UK trade with the EU faces "significant disruption" when the Brexit transition period ends in January, a government spending watchdog has said.
Preparing Brexit: How ready is the UK? is our second report examining government and business preparations for the end of the transition period, building on Preparing Brexit: The scale of the task left for UK government and business, published in July.
Fresh border chaos fears as ‘haulier handbook’ to prevent meltdown on 1 January is delayed
11/11/2020
Work on inspection posts for animal products crossing Irish Sea ‘has not yet started and will take up to six months to complete’.
Health Secretary insists government has ‘plan for all eventualities’.
Port chiefs warn £200m for upgrades is nowhere near enough and time running out to start work
16/11/2020
Infrastructure work has taken nearly a year in the past, but just six months will be available - even if the cash is there
DISRUPTION to medical supplies and potential coronavirus vaccines as a result of Brexit cannot be ruled out, Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has said.
Boris Johnson warned it's 'too late' for Brexit deal amid calls for solution to avoid trade chaos
16/11/2020
The EU has warned it may be "too late" to clinch a Brexit deal with Britain, adding that a "creative solution" was needed to avoid trade chaos.