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Government steps up Brexit planning, as NFU chief warns of 'impossibility' of high standards no deal scenario

29 July 2019 • 9 min read

Ministers warn government is now "operating on the assumption" of no deal Brexit, raising fears it could seriously erode environmental standards

The government continued to step up warnings over the weekend that a 'no deal' Brexit at the end of October was now a "very real prospect", revealing that it was "operating on the assumption" that the...

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