No-deal ferry plans to protect NHS supplies to be triggered

No-deal ferry plans to protect NHS supplies to be triggered Action to safeguard imports of medicines to begin this week despite likely Brexit delay

No-deal contingency plans to safeguard medicine imports are set to be triggered on Wednesday, despite the potential delay to Brexit, with approved suppliers told to book space on the government’s emergency ferry service.

Although the prime minister is to request an extension to article 50 which would postpone Britain’s departure from the EU, Whitehall will enact plans to ensure the flow of critical supplies should Dover be gridlocked after 29 March. The Guardian