The British government has tried to play down leaked warnings on the dangers to British people of a no-deal Brexit.
They were "exaggerated", one minister said. They were also "scaremongering" by anti-Brexit rebels, another minister claimed.
The reactions came after the Sunday Times newspaper published a leaked civil service paper on Sunday (18 August) detailing what might happen if prime minister Boris Johnson made good on his threat to leave on 31 October without a deal if need ...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.