Patients having to wait longer for medicines, fresh food becoming less available, a hard Irish border and long delays at ports and airports. These are some of the predictions in a British government document, codenamed “Operation Yellowhammer,” that details a worst-case scenario if Britain leaves the EU without a deal on October 31st. The World’s Orla Barry in London explains the political reaction in the UK.
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