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| The impact that a no-deal Brexit could have on driving licences, passports and phone bills will be spelled out as the government releases a batch of papers on Thursday warning of the risks of crashing out of the European Union. | |
| A sudden exit from the EU would mean that the mutual recognition of driving licences would automatically end, creating a headache for the 11,600 lorry drivers who cross the Channel each day as well as car-driving tourists. | A sudden exit from the EU would mean that the mutual recognition of driving licences would automatically end, creating a headache for the 11,600 lorry drivers who cross the Channel each day as well as car-driving tourists. |
| On passports, there have been warnings that Britons travelling abroad with less than six months to expiry could be stopped at the border of an EU member state, when they would previously have been let through. | On passports, there have been warnings that Britons travelling abroad with less than six months to expiry could be stopped at the border of an EU member state, when they would previously have been let through. |
| Cross-border mobile phone bills could soar in the event of a no-deal Brexit if the phone companies pass on the costs of higher roaming and data charges that would follow. | Cross-border mobile phone bills could soar in the event of a no-deal Brexit if the phone companies pass on the costs of higher roaming and data charges that would follow. |
| The papers will be published after Theresa May chairs a special meeting of the cabinet focused on how a no-deal outcome could be handled. | The papers will be published after Theresa May chairs a special meeting of the cabinet focused on how a no-deal outcome could be handled. |
| The Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab, said he believed the no-deal papers were “part and parcel of our sensible, pragmatic approach to preparing for all outcomes”, but added: “Getting a deal with the EU is still by far and away the most likely outcome.” | |
| Papers on driving licences, passports and mobile phone roaming are among the 30 or so technical notices that the government will release after the cabinet’s three-hour meeting. | |
| Raab also confirmed that the government would withhold a “very substantial” part of the £39bn divorce bill agreed with the EU if no deal could be reached. | Raab also confirmed that the government would withhold a “very substantial” part of the £39bn divorce bill agreed with the EU if no deal could be reached. |
| He said: “We would always be mindful of our strict legal obligations, but we wouldn’t pay the quantum which is currently under the withdrawal agreement.” | He said: “We would always be mindful of our strict legal obligations, but we wouldn’t pay the quantum which is currently under the withdrawal agreement.” |
| Asked how much the government was threatening to withhold, he said: “I’m not putting a number on it. It is not a threat it is a statement of fact as part of our no-deal planning. Yes, we would be mindful of our strict legal obligations but the amount and the phased way it is set out in the withdrawal agreement would fall away because there would be no deal.” | Asked how much the government was threatening to withhold, he said: “I’m not putting a number on it. It is not a threat it is a statement of fact as part of our no-deal planning. Yes, we would be mindful of our strict legal obligations but the amount and the phased way it is set out in the withdrawal agreement would fall away because there would be no deal.” |
| He added: “There is a very significant substantial difference between our strict legal obligations and the negotiated settlement as part of the withdrawal agreement arrangements.” | He added: “There is a very significant substantial difference between our strict legal obligations and the negotiated settlement as part of the withdrawal agreement arrangements.” |
| The Brexit secretary said that the government hopes that enough MPs will back a deal based on the Chequers plan, out of fear of the alternative. | The Brexit secretary said that the government hopes that enough MPs will back a deal based on the Chequers plan, out of fear of the alternative. |
| “There will be a binary choice between a deal and no deal and I believe that will focus minds,” he said. | “There will be a binary choice between a deal and no deal and I believe that will focus minds,” he said. |
| The no-deal papers being released on Thursday are an attempt to show that Britain is seriously planning for a no-deal Brexit in order to strengthen its negotiating hand with Brussels, although Theresa May has repeatedly said that she would prefer to strike a withdrawal deal with the EU by November that would than have to be ratified by parliament. | The no-deal papers being released on Thursday are an attempt to show that Britain is seriously planning for a no-deal Brexit in order to strengthen its negotiating hand with Brussels, although Theresa May has repeatedly said that she would prefer to strike a withdrawal deal with the EU by November that would than have to be ratified by parliament. |
| A first batch released last month revealed Britons could be liable for higher credit card charges in the case of a no-deal Brexit on 29 March2019. | A first batch released last month revealed Britons could be liable for higher credit card charges in the case of a no-deal Brexit on 29 March2019. |
| The second set of risk assessments are also expected to touch on security concerns, with papers expected on firearms and precursor drugs. But a paper on aviation that had been anticipated – amid warnings that planes could be grounded in an extreme scenario – is not due to appear. | The second set of risk assessments are also expected to touch on security concerns, with papers expected on firearms and precursor drugs. But a paper on aviation that had been anticipated – amid warnings that planes could be grounded in an extreme scenario – is not due to appear. |
| Ministers have previously indicated that each batch of no-deal papers will raise more serious issues than before. At least one further set of papers will be published. | Ministers have previously indicated that each batch of no-deal papers will raise more serious issues than before. At least one further set of papers will be published. |
| Polling releason on Thursday by YouGov and the thinktank The UK in a Changing Europe said that 53% of the British public now think a no-deal Brexit is more likely than not, but only about 43% of voters think there will be substantial disruption as a result. | Polling releason on Thursday by YouGov and the thinktank The UK in a Changing Europe said that 53% of the British public now think a no-deal Brexit is more likely than not, but only about 43% of voters think there will be substantial disruption as a result. |
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