There's a 'real possibility' that the British Army will need to help police keep public order if the UK leaves on a no-deal Brexit, leaked report says

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• British police may call on the military to help keep public order in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to a leaked police report.
• The document was from the National Police Co-ordination Centre and obtained by The Sunday Times.
• It said that a lack of medical supplies could "feed civil disorder," and a potentially smaller supply of goods could lead to "widespread protest which could then escalate into disorder."
• But Home Secretary Sajid Javid said: "I think it is right that Government prepares for all possible outcomes."

A no-deal Brexit could force the police to call on the military amid fears of civil disorder, a leaked report claims.

Police chiefs have drawn up contingency plans in the event that shortages of goods, food and medicine spark riots after the UK's withdrawal from the EU in March 2019.

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