UK dossier reveals worst-case scenario if no-deal Brexit and coronavirus coincide

UK dossier reveals worst-case scenario if no-deal Brexit and coronavirus coincide

It says parts of the UK may face power and petrol shortages if thousands of lorries are stranded in Dover.

Britain's military may be drafted in to airdrop food to the Channel Islands under emergency plans drawn up by the British Government to protect the UK if a second coronavirus wave coincides with a no-deal Brexit.

A UK Cabinet Office “reasonable worst-case scenario” document, leaked to The Sun newspaper, also warns the Navy may be needed to stop British fishermen clashing with illegal European fishing boat incursions.

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