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		</div><p>A no-deal Brexit could trigger “consumer panic”, food shortages and an increased security threat within a fortnight, according to a leaked British Government document.</p>
<p>The slide, prepared for UK ministers and obtained by Sky News, says the pound could fall in the first month while Northern Ireland may face law and order challenges.</p>
<p>Marked “official sensitive” and titled “What this could look like on the ground”, it also warns that UK nationals in the European Union could lose access to services and residence rights within the first 24 hours.</p>
<p>The leak today came as Boris Johnson’s Government ramped up its rhetoric over leaving the EU by the October 31 deadline, whether a new deal is brokered or not.</p>
<p>And it was revealed as Chancellor Sajid Javid announced £2.1 billion of funding to prepare for no-deal.</p>
<p>Bank of England governor Mark Carney also warned that a deal-less break would be an “instantaneous shock” on the economy and cautioned the pound would fall, inflation would rise and GDP would slow.</p>
<p>A second leaked document, this one from the Cabinet Office and seen by The Guardian, warned of a risk of “panic buying” exacerbating food supply disruption as well as a threat of civil disorder.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">£2.1bn spent to make sure we still have medicine after October 31st, instead of invested in our public services. All because they are choosing to pursue no-deal. <a href="https://t.co/cW7ZGXRu5c">https://t.co/cW7ZGXRu5c</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jo Swinson (@joswinson) <a href="https://twitter.com/joswinson/status/1156859573011124225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Sky reported that its leaked slide was prepared in the final weeks of Theresa May’s tenure as prime minister.</p>
<p>PA understands the document was shown to ministers but not signed off by the Government, meaning it was not official policy.</p>
<p>But the worst case scenarios – broken down into first day, first fortnight and first month categories – also included potential friction at sea between UK and EU fishing vessels.</p>
<p>Within 24 hours, it says cross-border agriculture trade in Northern Ireland “virtually stops” as other trade “slows”.</p>
<p>In the first fortnight column, it details: “Potential consumer panic and food shortages, even in areas which are not directly affected at the border.”</p>
<p>And it warns of a “possible increased risk of serious organised crime including people smuggling and illegal migration”.</p>
<p>The first month could also see heightened policing resources becoming “unsustainable”, as operational gaps in security “continue to emerge”.</p>
<p>A No 10 spokeswoman said: “We do not comment on leaked documents.”</p>
<p>The Prime Minister was on Thursday to chair his first meeting of the Brexit war cabinet – comprising of the Chancellor, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove, Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay and Attorney General Geoffrey Cox.</p>
<p>On the same day, the Bank slashed its growth forecast to 1.3% for both this year and next, down from the 1.5% and the 1.6% previously predicted.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great to visit the Port of Tilbury with <a href="https://twitter.com/patel4witham?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@patel4witham</a> and see how they&#39;re preparing for Brexit. The £2.1bn no-deal funding I’ve announced today will accelerate preparations at the border, support business readiness and ensure the supply of critical medicines. <a href="https://t.co/hf7lm577KH">pic.twitter.com/hf7lm577KH</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Sajid Javid (@sajidjavid) <a href="https://twitter.com/sajidjavid/status/1156893462421299200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Mr Javid had announced the funding package, including £1.1 billion already committed to plans for October 31 and £1 billion in reserve, saying it is “vital that we intensify our planning” for the Brexit deadline.</p>
<p>Measures include:</p>
<p>– £344 million for border and customs operations<br />
– £434 million to ensure vital medicines are available<br />
– £108 million to support businesses<br />
– £138 million for a public information campaign to begin in the “near future”</p>
<p>The funding will pay for 500 more Border Force officers, support for passport processing, improved infrastructure at ports and extra cash for Operation Brock – the plan to cope with traffic chaos in Kent.</p>
<p>Supplies of medicines could be hit by disruption in the event of a no-deal Brexit, so mitigation plans include increased freight capacity, warehousing and stockpiling.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson has ordered planning for a no-deal Brexit to be ramped up, even though he has claimed the odds of it happening are a “million-to-one against”.</p>
<p>The PM sent his top Europe adviser David Frost to Brussels to deliver his message that the UK will be leaving on October 31 “whatever the circumstances”.</p>
<p>Public Accounts Committee chairwoman Meg Hillier was critical of Mr Johnson’s measures.</p>
<p>She told PA: “The Prime Minister is carrying out megaphone diplomacy with Brussels and using taxpayers’ money to fund it.<br />
“Being on a war cabinet footing and making breathless announcements of spending at pace is a long way from delivering anything meaningful at the front line.”</p>
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