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Day: August 23, 2020

Plans for 2nd wave and no-deal
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Plans for 2nd wave and no-deal

    The government have drawn up battle plans for the possibility of being hit with a second wave of coronavirus and a No-Deal Brexit simultaneously, it has been claimed. Leaked documents warn of a potential social care crisis from councils going bankrupt and the army being drafted in to prevent public disorder. The revelation puts mounting pressure on ministers to negotiate a deal with Brussels to avoid a double-header in December, when it is predicted the country could be hit by a second spike. The classified file, seen by The Sun, appears to be in the form of powerpoint slides and is titled 'Preliminary set of Reasonable Worst Case Scenario Planning Assumptions to support civil contingencies planning for the end of the Transition Period'. It was created by the Cabi...