THERESA MAY has admitted stepping up preparations for a no-deal Brexit, with dozens of warnings due to be sent out. The prime minister (pictured) said about 70 ‘technical notices’ will be published, advising companies and households on problems they could face if no compromise is reached with the EU. It came as she was grilled by MPs amid fears there could be gridlock at ports and flights will be grounded. She told the Commons liaison committee: ‘Over August and September, we are going to be releasing a number of technical notifications to set out what UK citizens and businesses need to do in a no-deal scenario, so making much more public awareness of the preparations. We imagine there are going to be around 70 of those technical notices that will be issued.’ Mrs May denied suggestions from Tory Sarah Wollaston, the committee’s chairwoman, that a no-deal was becoming more likely. ‘I don’t believe that is the case,’ she said. ‘If we are in a no-deal situation we will lay out the consequences for the public.’ However, the prime minister did admit the ‘facilitated customs arrangement’ set out in her Brexit white paper may not be fully in place when Britain leaves the EU. Labour MP Rupa Huq said afterwards: ‘Theresa May’s plans for Brexit are so unbelievably convoluted and unworkable that even she can’t explain how they would work in practice.’
The UK government is stepping up preparations for a "no deal" Brexit, and is planning to issue around dozens technical notices to business and the public on the actions they will need to take in such an eventuality. Prime Minister Theresa May revealed the plans in evidence to the House of Commons' liaison committee, but denied that a no-deal outcome was becoming more likely. MPs raised fears there could be gridlock at ports, while May conceded that the "facilitated customs arrangement" proposed in the government's white paper may not be in place by the time the UK leaves.