Wales On Line 11 SEP 2019
By Ruth Mosalski Political Editor
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| "Operation Yellowhammer" - The Document |
Government publishes secret Operation Yellowhammer plans for a no-deal Brexit
MPs won a vote to force the Government to release the documents on Monday.
Only one section of the document is redacted. The rest shows:
- 'Low-income groups will be disproportionate affected by any price rises in food and fuel'
- Disruption at ports will last three months before it starts to improve
- Lorries could face delays of up to 2.5 days
- As Brits will face immigration checks, there will be delays at airports, train stations and ports
- Electricity prices will increase "significantly" to consumers and businesses
- Medicines are "particularly vulnerable" to extended delays
- It will be harder to prevent and control disease outbreaks
- Supplies of fresh food will decrease - there is a risk of panic buying
- UK nationals overseas will lose rights and access to services
- Protests and counter-protests will take place across the UK - 'there may be a rise in public disorder and community tensions'
- Trade with Ireland will be "severely" disrupted with "agri-food" hardest hit
- There is a likelihood of clashes between fishing vessels as EU nations fishing vessels will be in UK waters
- Care for the elderly services are vulnerable.
On Wednesday, business secretary Andrea Leadsom said that Operation Yellowhammer documents were a "worst case scenario" about leaving without a deal rather than a "prediction".
"I actually do not think that it serves people well to see what is absolutely the worst thing that could happen."
The Prime Minister's spokesman said MPs demands to see Operation Yellowhammer, and messages by Downing Street staff about prorogation were "disproportionate and unprecedented".
The documents are here .
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