Ministers launch no-deal Brexit blitz ahead of vote on May’s plan: Advertising campaign will warn public of ‘disruption’ to travel and medicines
- The government is beginning public information campaign about no-deal Brexit
- Advertising drive will warn about potential ‘disruption’ to travel and medicines
- Push comes with just a fortnight to go until the Commons clash on the PM’s deal
Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay (pictured) said Whitehall departments and the health regulator will begin publishing guidance on how the public can get ready for potential issues
Ministers are launching a no-deal Brexit publicity blitz ahead of the crunch Commons vote on Theresa May’s deal.
With just a fortnight to go until the showdown in Parliament, an advertising campaign will warn over ‘disruption’ to travel and medicine if the UK crashes out of the bloc in March.
The drive comes as the PM mounts a frantic last-ditch bid to wring concessions out of the EU that could win over MPs.
She has been calling round EU counterparts including Angela Merkel and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez pleading for legal guarantees that the Irish border ‘backstop’ cannot last indefinitely.
But at the same time the government is stepping up contingency plans for leaving without any agreement in three months’ time.
Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay today said Whitehall departments and the health regulator will begin publishing guidance on how the public can get ready for potential issues.
The information campaign, which will also see broadcasts on radio and social media, comes after the Government sought to advise businesses on how they might best prepare for no deal.
Mr Barclay said that no deal will be ‘far more likely’ if MPs reject the Mrs May’s package in the vote, due to be held in the week beginning January 14.
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‘The pace and intensity of the work we are doing reflects the potential scale of this disruption to people and businesses across the UK that a no-deal scenario could bring,’ Mr Barclay wrote in the Daily Express.
‘The Home Office will next week be publicising guidance on new passport rules for people travelling to many European countries.
‘These rules would mean some people have to renew their passport earlier than planned. Advice is already available online and next week the Home Office will further publicise how to renew a passport as easily as possible.
‘The Department for Transport is sharing guidance on how we will ensure people can continue to travel to the EU in the event of no deal, and today the medicines regulator has updated guidance to ensure regulatory processes for medicines, medical devices and clinical trials are fit for purpose.
The Home Office will be publicising guidance on new passport rules for people travelling to EU countries
Theresa May is mounting a frantic last-ditch bid to wring concessions out of the EU that could win over MPs
‘And, on Tuesday, we will start a new phase in our public information campaign, using radio and social media to further raise awareness.’
Despite Downing Street’s hopes, there is little sign that the Christmas break has changed the minds of more than 100 Tory MPs pledged to vote against the EU deal.
Ex-Brexit Secretary David Davis today urged Mrs May to pull the vote again. It was already delayed from last month when the premier admitted she faced a catastrophic defeat.
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