Britain ‘could impose MARTIAL LAW to avoid chaos on the streets after no-deal Brexit’ – as MPs face having their holidays CANCELLED to prepare for UK’s departure
Whitehall officials have been ‘war-gaming’ imposing martial law to avoid chaos on the streets after a no-deal Brexit, it emerged today.
The extreme measures are being considered as part of a major response if the UK crashes out of the EU at the end of March.
Mandarins have been discussing whether to use wide-ranging powers in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 – which include curfews, travel bans and deploying the army.
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The developments come as Theresa May desperately scrambles to find a way through Parliamentary deadlock on Brexit.
The PM is trying to fend off a bid by cross-party Remainers in a key vote on Tuesday night to force her to delay the Article 50 process. The plan, pushed by Labour’s Yvette Cooper, would pave the way for law ordering a nine-month extension to be considered on February 5.
Amendments are also tabled intended to rule out a no-deal Brexit, and stage a series of ‘indicative’ votes to work out what approach would gain a majority in the Commons.