As a responsible government, we are continuing to plan and prepare for all EU Exit possibilities, including ‘No Deal’. We are absolutely committed to safeguarding, as far as we are able, the interests of businesses, communities and individuals, including EU nationals.

Cabinet is currently overseeing work on preparations for a possible ‘No Deal’ exit on 31 October, prioritising areas that will be heavily impacted such as the economy, transport, food and drink, medicines, agriculture and the rural economy.

Nevertheless, it is clear that it will not be possible to mitigate all of the impacts of a ‘No Deal’ exit – which is why we continue to press the UK Government to rule out this possibility.