How no-deal Brexit will work from day one

Madam, – From day one of a no-deal Brexit all the rules that underpin life in the UK will cease to exist.

Permission wil be required to take lorries from the UK into Europe. In the event of a “no-deal” scenario the UK would be limited to just 3,000 trucks per day.

That represents 5% of the current number of 30,000 that make the crossing daily.

The Brexiters say “fall back on WTO rules”. These, however, are hugely complicated.

WTO have 10% tariffs for cars being sent abroad.

As the UK is part of the EU, it is currently zero. On shoes and clothes, the tariffs are 12%. Under the EU its zero.

On beef, WTO tariffs in some areas are 90%. This alone will decimate the agricultural sector.

Of course, the UK Government could unilaterally make all goods coming form the EU tariff free.

However, under WTO rules this would have to be done for all countries. Therefore, there would be no leverage to negotiate any new trade deals with any other countries.

Another serious consequence of “no-deal” Brexit is the threat to cancer patients.

Some key diagnostic tools and cancer treatments rely on radioactive isotopes that would decay until they became effectively useless if they are held up in the anticipated sixweek border delay that’s expected from a no-deal Brexit.

The above scenarios are based upon facts.

These facts may be inconvenient but the Brexiters can’t deny them.

Donald Tusk was right, the Brexiters are a bunch of fantasist charlatans and snake-oil salesmen.

The damage done by Brexit is entirely down to the factional fighting and incompetence of the Tory party.

In a desperate attempt to keep her walking abomination of a party together, Theresa May has put the country at risk.

Alan Hinnrichs . 2 Gillespie Terrace, Dundee.