No-deal Brexit could cause six months of drug shortages and traffic chaos, government warns
07/12/2018
Emergency plans to fly in medical supplies have been laid to ensure hospitals remain stocked amid six months of expected chaos at Britain’s channel ports after a no-deal Brexit. Critical supplies could also be diverted away from channel routes and some drugs may even be rationed to ensure stocks do not run out.
Haulage bosses say plans for customs ‘dire’ and government in denial over scale of issue
Freight Transport Association prepares list of ‘mini-deals’ UK must seek from EU to ensure Britain keeps trading. / Business leaders will call for a series of emergency measures to cushion the blow of the UK crashing out of the EU if Theresa May’s Brexit deal is not ratified in a critical parliamentary vote next week.
The chief of the Port of Calais has branded Chris Grayling “disrespectful” for handing ferry companies £100m in a bid to prepare for a no-deal Brexit.
'We didn't ask for Brexit': Conservative minister Chris Grayling told he is not welcome in Calais
06/02/2019
'It is not fair at all, it is completely disrespectful,' says port's chair. 'I don't want to see him again'
Government admits it has 'run out of time' to find ships to bring emergency supplies after no-deal
13/02/2019
'It would not be possible to compete procurement and make it operational for 29 March' senior department for transport official tells MPs
A few clips from this morning's @CommonsEUexit.
Industry draws link between politicians’ talk of crashing out of EU and firms losing clients. / A no-deal Brexit will be “commercial suicide” with tens of thousands of jobs already lost in the UK because of the political uncertainty, manufacturing representatives have said.
Debunking the paper championed by Jacob Rees Mogg claiming a no-deal Brexit would boost the economy
11/09/2018
The Brexit debate deserves so much better than Economists for Free Trade’s latest offering. Their paper, championed by Jacob Rees-Mogg, tries to make the case for leaving the EU without a deal and trading under World Trade Organization rules.
British lorries that do not have proper documentation will not be able to reach France after a no-deal Brexit because shipping companies will not allow them to board their ships in Dover.
With Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson saying the UK “must” and “will” leave the EU on 31 October, a no-deal Brexit looks increasingly likely. But what could a no-deal exit mean for all of us?
Philip Hammond has warned the UK will not be able to control key elements of a no-deal Brexit.
£2.1bn extra for no-deal planning
01/08/2019
The government has announced an extra £2.1bn of funding to prepare for a no-deal Brexit - doubling the amount of money it has set aside this year.
Gerald Vernon-Jackson dismisses £9m pledge, saying his council alone has spent £4m preparing the port.
October worst time to stockpile as warehouses full of Christmas goods, says retail body. / Retailers have warned that there will be shortages of fresh food coupled with potential price rises if there is a no-deal Brexit.
Departure of Matthew Coats, who was part of Brexit preparations, described as ‘alarming’.
Lack of vets needed to stamp papers likely to delay lorries travelling to Calais, MPs told.
The UK has been warned by the pharmaceutical industry that some stockpiles of medical supplies have been "used up entirely" by the virus.
The United Kingdom will delay the introduction of border checks on imports from the European Union by as much as six months in a bid to avoid piling on the pain for British business and choking off vital food supplies.
Brexifornia: Checking out but never leaving
08/06/2020
Brexit will never be over.
Council given only hours’ notice of emergency purchase of 1.2m sq ft ‘Mojo’ site.
Fruit importers have begun redirecting European trade routes away from Dover-Calais to minimise disruption from the end of the transition period.