Government to spell out ‘uncomfortable’ Brexit realities
Contingency plans to be released on Thursday will focus on scenario of ‘no deal’ Brexit
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Britain’s prime minister Theresa May: Government document is expected to focus on expanded checks in Irish ports and increase in veterinary checks. Photograph: Philip Toscano/AFP/Getty
The Government will spell out for the first time this week some of the “uncomfortable” realities the State will have to address in the event of a no-deal Brexit in March.
The latest Government contingency plan, to be released on Thursday, will focus for the first time on the possibility of a “no deal” Brexit instead of the UK having a managed EU departure, which had previously been expected.