Many of the officials were already working on Yellowhammer - the government’s planning regime for a worse-case no deal Brexit - but will now work on it full time. Tory Michael Gove revealed earlier today he was “triggering” Yellowhammer as he led a Sunday meeting of the government’s no-deal planning committee. (Image: EPA-EFE/REX)A Withdrawal Agreement Bill - which makes the Brexit deal law - will be introduced to Parliament on Monday and have its first debate on Tuesday. If the Bill does not get through, and European leaders refuse to delay Brexit, Britain faces no-deal next Thursday. A Cabinet Office spokesman said: “Operation Yellowhammer is a cross-government programme of work to ensure that Government is ready.

Source: Daily Mirror October 20, 2019 22:07 UTC