Brexit: What Could Go Wrong? Asked the WSJ. It turns out, a lot, from shortages of fuel and medicines, long traffic jams at ports and rising food prices:
The British government described potential shortages of fuel and medicines, long traffic jams at ports and rising food prices in a report outlining its “reasonable worst-case scenario” if the U.K. left the European Union without a deal to smooth its exit. “Protests and counter protests will take place across the U.K. and may absorb significant police resource,” the document said. The U.K. is due to leave the EU on Oct. 31, but that date now looks uncertain after a majority of lawmakers voted to pass a law forcing the government to request a delay if there’s no exit deal, Max Colchester and Stephen Fidler report. |