Amazon head warns of no-deal ‘civil unrest’

The head of Amazon in the UK has said that there could be “civil unrest” within two weeks if Britain leaves the European Union with no deal.

Amazon UK became the first business to issue such a warning, reported The Times. It was given at a meeting on Friday organised by Dominic Raab, the Brexit Secretary.

Doug Gurr, UK manager for the online giant, told other guests that the worst-case outcome formed part of his contingency planning. Amazon declined to confirm or deny the comments but said it has considered a “wide range of scenarios”.