A UK minister bizarrely dismissed government warnings about no-deal Brexit food, fuel, and medicine shortages as 'scaremongering'

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A UK minister bizarrely dismissed government warnings about no-deal Brexit food, fuel, and medicine shortages as 'scaremongering'
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Kwarteng appeared to suggest official government advice was 'Project Fear.'

British business minister Kwasi Kwarteng responded to reports that there will be food, fuel, and medicine shortages after a no-deal Brexit as"scaremongering." This is despite the fact these warnings come from government documents leaked to The Sunday Times. Kwarteng said prime minister Boris Johnson and the government had stepped up preparations for Brexit, including a no-deal outcome, but didn't give specifics.

British business minister Kwasi Kwarteng responded to reports that there will be food, fuel, and medicine shortages after a no-deal Brexit as"scaremongering." This is despite the fact these warnings come from government documents leaked to The Sunday Times. Kwarteng said prime minister Boris Johnson and the government had stepped up preparations for Brexit, including a no-deal outcome, but didn't give specifics.

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