There are worries at a lack of progress in negotiations, with a hard border with the North still a possibility PAUL FAITH/AFP/GETTY IMAGESThe government is significantly ramping up its contingency planning for a hard Brexit, new documents obtained by The Times reveal. Government departments have submitted almost 300 documents containing detailed worst case scenario plans across all areas. The move comes as senior officials grow concerned at the lack of progress in behind-the-scenes Brexit talks in Brussels. The British negotiating team have yet to unveil any workable new solutions for the border, which has brought deadlock to the talks. A so-called disorderly Brexit would see the re-emergence of a hard border.

Source: The Times April 06, 2018 23:03 UTC