The Week  |  4th August 2018
PANIC MEASURES? WHITEHALL PLANS FOR NO DEAL
Ministers have confirmed that the Government is preparing for major disruptions at UK borders, in the event that Britain leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 without a deal. Prime Minister Theresa May suggested last week that people should take “reassurance and comfort” from official plans to ensure that adequate supplies of food and medicines are maintained. The Government is also working on plans to turn a thirteen mile stretch of the M20 near Dover into a giant lorry park to ease cross-Channel jams. However, No. 10 denied reports that the army might be used to deliver food, fuel and medicines to the vulnerable.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The Week 4th August 2018.