Boris Johnson left "visibly shaken" after being briefed by civil servants to expect civil unrest if he goes through with no deal

Article in The Times today. My threads seem to get auto-filtered whenever I link to that newspaper, so here's a post in UKPolitics that contains the full text:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/cfv6dd/stop_no_deal_secret_eu_drive_to_woo_boris_johnson/

"... In talks last week with Sir Mark Sedwill, the cabinet secretary, Johnson made clear that he wants the civil service to launch a big advertising campaign to prepare business for no-deal.

Whitehall sources say the presumptive prime minister was left “visibly shaken” after being briefed by civil servants to expect civil unrest if he goes through with his threat.

A senior government source revealed that importing fresh food through Dover would be only the third highest priority in the event of no-deal, with clean water only fifth. Top of the list are life-saving drugs, followed by medical devices and fresh food. Nuclear power plant parts are then given priority over the import of chemicals to purify drinking water."

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