...but how likely is it that any of these will actually happen?

THE latest papers setting out the consequences of a no-deal Brexit make for frightening reading.

Government would like you to believe these are precautionary measures, no different to the safety advice on flights.

There is no reason to expect the plane will crash but you need to know the routine in the event of that unlikely scenario, runs their thinking. It also helps Theresa May’s case for the perils of a no-deal to be ramped up. The problem is there are a diehard group of Brexiteer Tories who still believe that no deal, or a clean Brexit as they call it, is preferable to Mrs May’s Chequers proposals.

They would jump from a burning plane without a parachute if they thought they would get their prize of leaving the EU.

If the Brexit talks collapse or Mrs May is forced to make further compromises, then it is possible we could still leave without an agreement. Given Brussels wants to avoid such an outcome and there is no majority in Parliament for a no-deal you hope it will not materialise.

But if it were to happen, we will find out whether it was project fear or an apocalyptic reality.

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