The British government insisted Thursday that its forecast of food and medicine shortages, gridlock at ports and riots in the streets after a no-deal Brexit is an avoidable worst-case scenario, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied misleading Queen Elizabeth II about his reasons for suspending Parliament just weeks before the country is due to leave the European Union.
The six-page classified document, dated Aug. 2, said customs checks meant the number of trucks crossing the main freight route between Calais and Dover would drop by between 40% and 60% within a day of a no-deal Brexit, with disruptions lasting up to three months. The supply of certain types of fresh foods and essential medicines would decrease, prices would go up and the poor would be hit hardest, it said.
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the scenario was a"planning assumption" and would only come true if the government did nothing to offset it.The government said it would publish an updated version of the assessment soon that would show how much progress had been made. The U.K. Supreme Court is set to consider next week whether the shutdown should be reversed, after conflicting rulings in lower courts.
A no-deal Brexit could lead to the return of a hard border between the U.K.'s Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland. An open border is crucial to the regional economy and underpins the peace process that ended decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.
Boris in deep trouble
he lied
So, now he's calling his Queen a liar! Hmmm!
The Queen should send Boris to the Tower Elizabeth 1 Would have Without hesitation. But that was then And this is now...
Politics Liars be lyin'
Page taken out of Donald Trump how to screw up my country lie lie lie and lie. Good luck to the U.K.
Of course he did.
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