The Yellowhammer dossier apparently compiled by senior Whitehall officials warns of “a rise in public disorder and community tensions” in the event of no deal Brexit on October 31. The paper echoes the gave concerns highlighted in a separate report by the country’s police chiefs who are known to have spent months drawing up their own contingency plans to deal with widespread civil disorder at the country’s borders and ports.

Necessity to call on military assistance is a real possibility

Police planning document

The National Police Coordination Centre report warns the “necessity to call on military assistance is a real possibility” in the weeks after Brexit.

It said a no deal Brexit could lead to increases in crime – particularly theft and robbery – while food and drug shortages could spark “civil disorder leading to widespread unrest”.

The Yellowhammer file also raised the possibility of trouble along the Irish border where disruption to key sectors and job losses are likely to result in protests and direct action with road blockades.

Ministers could impose a state of emergency or even martial law under legislation introduced by Tony Blair in 2000 if the country started to spiral out of control.

Security measures could include curfews, travel bans, confiscation of property and the deployment of troops under legislation introduced to deal with national emergencies such as acts of war and terrorism.

The legislation includes “any provision which the person making the regulations is satisfied is appropriate” to protect human life, health and safety, and to protect or restore property and supplies of money, food, water, energy or fuel.

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The bombshell secret documents reveal how catastrophic failures to plan for a no deal Brexit by successive Tory cabinets since the 2016 referendum have left Britain brutally exposed.

The shock revelations show Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine under a no deal scenario.

Ports will be thrown into chaos and a hard border in Ireland will have to be introduced.

Forecasts compiled by the Cabinet Office set out the most likely aftershocks of a no deal Brexit rather than the worst case scenarios.

They warn up to 85 percent of lorries using the main channel crossings “may not be ready” for French customs, meaning disruption at ports would potentially last up to three months before the flow of traffic improves.

The also believe a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic will be likely as current plans to avoid widespread checks will prove unsustainable.

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The documents are marked “official-sensitive” which requires security clearance on a “need to know” basis and give a comprehensive assessment of the UK’s readiness for a no deal Brexit.

They warn public and businesses are largely unprepared and that “EU exit fatigue” has hit planning which has stalled since the UK’s original departure date in March.

A senior Whitehall source told The Sunday Times: “This is not Project Fear — this is the most realistic assessment of what the public face with no deal. These are likely, basic, reasonable scenarios — not the worst case.”

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