There could be ‘civil unrest’ within two weeks if Britain leaves EU with no deal, Amazon warns

There could be civil unrest in Britain within a fortnight if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal next March, the head of Amazon UK has warned.

Hard Brexit just sounds more and more terrifying – with previous predictions suggesting grounded flights, supermarkets running out of food and financial chaos.

Doug Gurr, the British manager for Amazon is reported to have made the comments to other business leaders.

He said this was the worst-case outcome which formed part of his contingency planning.

As London and Brussels squared down for an intensive 12 weeks of talks before the deadline for a deal in October, Dominic Raab accused the EU of acting ‘irresponsibly’ and trying to ramp up pressure on the UK with their projections of what the outcome of the UK crashing out of the EU without an agreement would be.

Mr Raab stressed that the UK was serious about about the possibility of a no deal walkaway from the EU.

It means that when the UK cuts all ties with Brussels on March 29 next year at 11pm, all current arrangements with Brussels will end immediately, with nothing to replace them.

This would have disastrous effects on a number of crucial parts of daily life, from the economy to travel, to food and drink, according to the Mail on Sunday.

Straight away we would see ’17 miles of tailbacks’ at the Port of Dover, as they say the ‘two minute delay’ needed to process each lorry would cause huge delays.

Added to this, there have been threats by Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to ban British planes from flying above Ireland, as well as Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary claiming: ‘There is not a legal mechanism in which the airlines can operate in a hard Brexit or no deal outcome’.

Even Chancellor Philip Hammond saying that it is ‘theoretically conceivable’ flights could stop straight away.

In the longer term, some experts have claimed Britain will lose up to £400 billion in lost economic growth by 2030.

Cabinet Minister Liam Fox says the EU would face ‘catastrophic economic consequences’ in the event of a no deal Brexit, and Ireland’s economy could collapse by 8%.

Added to this, some estimations have put up to 35,000 jobs in the financial sector to be at risk, as well as about £4 billion of tax revenues – causing chaos in Canary Wharf.

Even more worrying, it’s been claimed that some supermarkets could run out of food within a couple of days, with estimates saying food prices would rise by 20%.

Even alcohol would take a hit, with the price of wines increasing by a quarter, leading to alcohol smuggling.

A spokesman for the Wine and Spirit Trade Association said: ‘There must be mechanisms to allow cross-border trade of wine and spirits the moment we leave the EU.

‘If not, wine and spirits may ‘not get on to the shelves’ and there could be ‘an influx of bootleggers.’

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