Ferries are blocked by protesting fishing boats in Whitehall wargame preparing for no-deal

Ferries were confronted by a blockade of protesting fishing boats, care homes were shut down and a gang of bandits hijacked a vaccine shipment in a no-deal Brexit tabletop exercise.  Post-Brexit wargame Operation Capstone also saw medicines heading for hospitals battling with mounting Covid-19 cases stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier yesterday warned there … Read more

Criminals may not be brought to justice as quickly under a no-deal Brexit

Criminals may not be brought to justice as quickly under a no-deal Brexit as police lose access to European databases on suspects, National Crime Agency boss warns Steve Rodhouse today told MPs that alternative systems would be ‘sub-optimal’ Even if a deal is reached the UK is expected to lose 40,000 criminal alerts data Brexit … Read more

How a No-deal Brexit may affect UK food supplies, travel and economy

Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen have set a deadline of this Sunday for a breakthrough in post-Brexit trade talks between the UK and the EU.  There are now just three weeks until the end of the ‘standstill’ transition period and the two sides remain deadlocked on a series of crunch issues.  With time … Read more

Tesco is stockpiling food amid fears of empty shelves after ‘worst-case scenario’ of no-deal Brexit

Tesco is stockpiling food and its customers will face food shortages and drastic price increases in the ‘worst-case scenario’ of a No Deal Brexit, the supermarket has said. Britain’s biggest retailer is stockpiling long-life food as Boris Johnson struggles to find a way through the deadlock in trade negotiations and has again warned against panic buying. … Read more

UK plc ‘faces double whammy of Covid and no-deal Brexit’

The UK was today warned it faces a double whammy of one of the worst coronavirus hits of any major economy – while businesses that have ridden out the crisis could be hammered by the failure of EU trade talks. The latest outlook from the OECD suggests Britain will be affected more dramatically than most … Read more

Police chiefs warn of ‘major operational impact’ under no-deal Brexit 

Police chiefs warn of ‘major operational impact’ on Britain’s security if they lose access to criminal databases under no-deal Brexit The UK could face a ‘security downgrade’ in January with a no-deal Brexit  National Crime Agency and National Police Chiefs’ Council warned Government  They said police expect to lose access to the SIS II criminal … Read more

JASON GOVES analyses the state of the EU talks as UK teeters on brink of a no-deal Brexit 

It was an admission that stunned MPs, enraged Brussels and left Boris Johnson facing the biggest Tory rebellion since the election. Brandon Lewis was making a workmanlike defence of the new Internal Market Bill following reports that it would clash with obligations made by the Prime Minister in last year’s Brexit deal. But, asked whether … Read more