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UK Ministers Warn Supermarkets To Stockpile Food On No-Deal Brexit Fears: Report

By Dayeeta Das
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UK Ministers Warn Supermarkets To Stockpile Food On No-Deal Brexit Fears: Report

British ministers have warned supermarkets to stockpile food amid possibilities of a no-deal Brexit, with shortages feared as talks with the European Union remain deadlocked, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to take control of planning if Britain opts for no deal and will chair an exit operations committee to prepare the response, the newspaper reported.

Ministers have told suppliers of medicines, medical devices and vaccines to stockpile six weeks' worth at secure locations in the United Kingdom, the report added.

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