Raab has just confirmed that there will have to be food stockpiling for a hard Brexit, although he emphasises it would mainly be done by industry rather than government
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) July 24, 2018
BREAKING: Raab promises government will "make sure there is adequate food" in Britain in the event of no Brexit deal. But says it is wrong to say government itself is stockpiling.
— lisa o'carroll (@lisaocarroll) July 24, 2018
This is fantasyland: "industry" doesn't have capacity to stockpile – most factories need delivery of raw materials every 24 hours to produce, and only have space to store 24 hours of output. The whole industry works on a just-in-time basis. This is nonsense on stilts. https://t.co/Cij4K2X8qi
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) July 24, 2018
.@MattHancock : "The department is working up options with industry for stockpiling medicines, medical devices and substances of human origin in the case of a no-deal Brexit. Obviously there will be a cost for this."
— Health and Social Care Committee (@CommonsHealth) July 24, 2018