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FEARS have been raised over the damage which could be caused by Brexit in less than two weeks’ time, as the clock ticks down on the chance for the UK to strike a deal with the EU. Scotland’s Brexit Secretary warned the continuing uncertainty over what will happen on January 1, when the transition period comes to an end, was “utterly disastrous”. Meanwhile a report from MPs said a failure by the UK ­Government to mitigate disruption would result in the “worst possible start to the New Year” for many people and ­businesses. Christmas stockpiling and Brexit uncertainty once...

Medicines heading to hospitals battling Covid stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic Also saw a gang of bandits hijack a vaccine shipment and care homes closed Michel Barnier yesterday warned there are just 'a few hours' left to secure deal  Fishing increasingly appears to be biggest remaining obstacle in negotiations  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 mo...

Boris Johnson has warned a deal is looking increasingly unlikely THE civil service has rehearsed the UK Government’s No-Deal Brexit nightmare scenario, Operation Capstone, as the end of the transition period rapidly approaches. Both the UK and EU have warned a deal is looking unlikely, so with just days to go the Government is exploring what an exit without an agreement could mean. Whitehall war-gamed a series of events which could play out if the UK leaves the EU without a deal at the end of the month. According to The Times, the exercise saw officials attempt to cope with a series...

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Christmas leave will be cancelled for officials and hundreds of border staff deployed under government preparations for a No Deal Brexit which will begin this week. War games codenamed ‘Operation Capstone’, which will mock up the worst-case scenarios, will test the country’s readiness on Wednesday. Officials will test border disruption and fishing boats entering the UK’s waters illegally. In one of the biggest peacetime operations, the combined forces of the police, border guards, customs officials and military personnel will help keep the UK moving. An extensive operation months in ...