LONDON: London's mayor Sadiq Khan mentioned on Friday he had requested the organisation that offers with militant attacks and disasters within the British capital to evaluate the have an effect on of a "no-deal" Brexit on get admission to to drugs and food and on legislation and order.
Khan mentioned he would consult the London Resilience Forum, which plans responses to disasters such because the Grenfell Tower Fire, about the implications for Britain of crashing out of the European Union with out a deal, pronouncing that this sort of "catastrophic" consequence appeared more likely than ever.
Britain is due to go away the EU in March 2019, and with time operating out to secure agreement on future ties, both British and European politicians are caution of the increased chances of a "no-deal" Brexit.
"Even ministers now admit that crashing out of the EU with no deal is now more likely than ever," Khan mentioned in a remark. "We are now left with no choice but to plan for a no-deal scenario."
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told ITV News in an interview on Thursday that leaving the EU in a "messy, ugly divorce" could be a mistake that Britain would "regret for generations", although he tweeted on Friday to explain that he believed Britain would "survive and prosper without a deal".
Denmark's finance minister Kristian Jensen told BBC radio he believed the chances that there could be no deal in Brexit negotiations have been 50/50, echoing feedback by way of Latvia's international minister previous within the week.
Khan criticised the loss of engagement by way of the federal government with firms over arrangements for a no-deal scenario. The executive will get started sending out advice to corporations about this sort of scenario in August and September, a British respectable mentioned.
Prime Minister Theresa May has time and again mentioned that not anything is agreed until the entirety is agreed in Brexit talks, so a no-deal Brexit would jeopardise an accord reached, in theory, for a transition segment that would extend close ties to the bloc until December 2020.
Khan mentioned he would consult businesses over their contingency plans, with agreement over the "settled status" of European staff depending on sucessful talks with the EU over the long run dating with the bloc.
"I am calling on Theresa May to do the only sensible and humane thing and extend the offer of settled status to EU citizens currently living in the UK now, regardless of the outcome of the negotiations," Khan mentioned.
Khan mentioned he would consult the London Resilience Forum, which plans responses to disasters such because the Grenfell Tower Fire, about the implications for Britain of crashing out of the European Union with out a deal, pronouncing that this sort of "catastrophic" consequence appeared more likely than ever.
Britain is due to go away the EU in March 2019, and with time operating out to secure agreement on future ties, both British and European politicians are caution of the increased chances of a "no-deal" Brexit.
"Even ministers now admit that crashing out of the EU with no deal is now more likely than ever," Khan mentioned in a remark. "We are now left with no choice but to plan for a no-deal scenario."
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told ITV News in an interview on Thursday that leaving the EU in a "messy, ugly divorce" could be a mistake that Britain would "regret for generations", although he tweeted on Friday to explain that he believed Britain would "survive and prosper without a deal".
Denmark's finance minister Kristian Jensen told BBC radio he believed the chances that there could be no deal in Brexit negotiations have been 50/50, echoing feedback by way of Latvia's international minister previous within the week.
Khan criticised the loss of engagement by way of the federal government with firms over arrangements for a no-deal scenario. The executive will get started sending out advice to corporations about this sort of scenario in August and September, a British respectable mentioned.
Prime Minister Theresa May has time and again mentioned that not anything is agreed until the entirety is agreed in Brexit talks, so a no-deal Brexit would jeopardise an accord reached, in theory, for a transition segment that would extend close ties to the bloc until December 2020.
Khan mentioned he would consult businesses over their contingency plans, with agreement over the "settled status" of European staff depending on sucessful talks with the EU over the long run dating with the bloc.
"I am calling on Theresa May to do the only sensible and humane thing and extend the offer of settled status to EU citizens currently living in the UK now, regardless of the outcome of the negotiations," Khan mentioned.
London mayor consults disaster planners over no-deal Brexit
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