LONDON, July 13 -- At least one major London newspaper has carried a feature guiding its readers what to stockpile in the event of Britain crashing out of the European Union with no trade deal.
As an island country, Britain relies heavily on imported food which accounts for half of what the 65 million population eat.
A no-deal has fuelled fears that fresh and perishable foods could rot during delays at British sea ports and airports. It could lead to panic buying in the shops as people hedge their bets and stockpile tinned and long-life foods "just in case".
With growing concern about the fate of Prime Minister Theresa May's blueprint for a future trade deal with the EU, people from the proverbial "man in the street" to politicians and academics are posing the question, could a no-deal scenario become a reality.
Time is running out as Britain heads towards March 29, 2019, the day the country ceases to be an EU member.
Leave supporting Conservative MPs are planning a number of amendments to upcoming related legislation due to be debated in the coming weeks in the House of Commons.
With May heading a minority government, her Brexit plans have to be navigated through potentially stormy waters in parliament, and also clear hurdles not only with EU negotiators in Brussels but with the other 27 member states.
One-time adviser to former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, macroeconomist Patrick Minford, Professor of Applied Economics at Cardiff Business School, told Xinhua Friday: "I really cannot see the May proposals as viable at all. Either a No Deal or a retreat to a Canada plus deal seem only possible outcomes."
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