Cross-Channel freight trade could drop by between 75% and 87% in event of No Deal Brexit

Cross-Channel freight trade could drop by between 75% and 87% for six months in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit, according to a Border Force document obtained by Sky News.

The estimate comes as part of an internal assumption for no deal contingency plans

A slide from an internal Government presentation marked “Official-Sensitive” and titled “Freight Traffic Contingency Assumptions” is a recent internal assessment much of which was omitted from public No Deal documentation.

Via Sky News

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