Brexit latest: Shops will be full even with no-deal so public urged do not panic buy
He will head an exit operations "super-committee" to run alongside the existing no-deal preparation group run by Michael Gove. With the Brexit transition period due to end on December 31, there are fears of major disruption and delays at ports if no trade deal can be struck with the EU. Even if there is an agreement, some difficulties may arise. But Helen Dickinson, the chief executive of the BRC trade body, insisted food supplies in shops and supermarkets would not be greatly affected. She said: "Retailers are doing everything they can to prepare for all eventualities, increasing the stock o...