On Wednesday evening, the government was forced to publish details of ‘Operation Yellowhammer’, the government project which is preparing the UK for a no-deal Brexit. Below is the full text of the government’s ‘worst case’ planning assumptions in the event of no deal:
- When the UK ceases to be a member of the EU in October 2019 all rights and reciprocal arrangements with the EU end.
- The UK reverts fully to ‘third country’ status. The relationship between the UK and the EU as a whole is unsympathetic, with many MS [Member States] (under pressure from the Commission) unwilling to engage bilaterally and implementing protections unilaterally, though some MS may be more understanding.
- No bilateral deals have been concluded with individual member states with the exception of the reciprocal agreement on social security coordination with Ireland. EU Citizens living in the UK can retain broadly all rights and status that they were entitled to prior to exit from the EU, at the point of exit.
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