A ‘No Deal’ Brexit, as acceptable to Southport’s MP, would plunge the UK into a catastrophe which would include 10% food price hikes, a recession and direct rule over the people of Northern Ireland. This is the message of an explosive leaked letter from a top Civil Servant which went to a meeting of the Cabinet today.
Southport MP Damien Moore was one of 291 Conservatives who would not support a Parliamentary amendment which ejected a no-deal Brexit at any time and under any circumstances. With the UK preparing to crash out of the European Union in only 10 days’ time, Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill (above, right) has written outlining how leaving without a deal will cause chaos for the police and security services, plunging businesses into trouble and putting the Irish peace process at risk.
Sir Mark’s letter, published in the Daily Mail today, states:
“A No Deal exit would enormously increase pressure on our law and security authorities and on our judicial system. The UK would be less safe as a result of this.”
Leaving the EU without any sort of trade deal and relying on ‘World Trade Organisation rules’ would also see a likely 10% spike in many food prices.
During the 2016 Brexit referendum, the idea od any ‘No Deal’ option for exit from the EU was barely mentioned by Brexiteer or Remainer campaigners but now the government is said to be hurriedly preparing emergency measures to deal with a no deal scenario.
In his 14-page letter sent ahead of today’s Cabinet showdown, the letter from Sir Mark, the top civil servant in the country, provides other stark warnings about what could happen next from April 12 onwards. The letter warns of the following concerns:
A recession would hit the UK and the pound’s depreciation will be ‘more harmful’ than 2008
Legal authorities and judicial system put under ‘enormous pressure’
10% spike in food prices and collapse of some businesses that trade with EU
Government would come under pressure to bail out companies on the brink
Hamper the ability of police and security services to keep people safe
Reintroduction of direct rule in Northern Ireland for the first time since 2007
Unless the House of Commons members unite around a different potential Brexit scenario which will be accepted by the other 26 EU Member States, an April 12 ‘No Deal’ Brexit now seems to be an increasingly likely scenario.
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