People to ‘get the food they need’ but some prices could rise: Gove

Michael Gove, the Cabinet minister charged with no-deal preparations, said people will “get the food they need” in the event of no-deal Brexit, as thousands took to the streets in protests against the government.

Hundreds attended a demonstration in Dundee city centre on Saturday (pictured, right), joining thousands more in cities including Glasgow, London, Aberdeen, Leeds and Belfast in demanding a reversal of the prime minister’s decision to prorogue Parliament.

A petition against the suspension was set up in the aftermath and has gathered more than 1.5 million signatures, while three court proceedings were lodged in the Court of Session, High Court in Northern Ireland and High Court in Westminster.

Mr Gove yesterday admitted some food prices could go up in a no-deal scenario.

Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, Mr Gove said: “Everyone will have the food they need.

“I think that there are a number of economic factors in play. Some prices may go up. Other prices will come down.”

Meanwhile more than 50 politicians, including Conservative MPs Antoinette Sandbach and Guto Bebb, have said they would sit in an “alternative” parliament if Prime Minister Boris Johnson is able to successfully prorogue Westminster and push through a no-deal Brexit.

The prime minister warned “would-be rebels” they could throw the country into chaos.

Mr Johnson told the Sunday Times: “I just say to everybody in the country, including everyone in parliament, the fundamental choice is this: are you going to side with Jeremy Corbyn and those who want to cancel the referendum?

“Are you going to side with those who want to scrub the democratic verdict of the people, and plunge this country into chaos.”