Operation Yellowhammer, the document that tells us what the government is planning for a no-deal Brexit, has now been published.

But there is one section that ministers and civil servants do not want us to see – paragraph 15.

In the short five-page document it is the only point that has been redacted with big black bars covering the text.

The rest of the document appears to give the worst-case scenario for Brexit including rioting in the streets, medical shortages, significant energy price rises and food supply issues.

But what is it that we are not allowed to see?

The government says that it has been redacted ‘on the grounds of commercial sensitivity’, so unless there is another leak it is unlikely we will ever know.

However, members of the Privy Council, the group that formally advises the Queen, will be allowed to see the wording.

What does Operation Yellowhammer warn of?

• Three months of disruption at Channel crossings
• Two-and-a-half day delays for lorries entering the UK
• Immigration delays for UK tourists heading to Europe
• Rise in protests and public disorder
• Disruption to fuel supplies
• ‘Significant’ electricity price rises
• ‘Severe extended delays’ to medicine supplies
• Animal disease outbreaks
• Reduction in supplies of fresh food
• Supermarket price rises
• Panic-buying
• Lack of clean water due to failure in supply of chemicals
• Breakdown in sharing of law enforcement data with EU countries
• Gibraltar not prepared enough
• Fishing wars between UK and EU vessels
• Hard border in Ireland

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