The defence secretary also revealed that while his ministry hadn’t yet received any formal requests from other government departments about using armed forced in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that some 3,500 service personnel will be on standby “for any no-deal Brexit disruption”.
On Tuesday, UK Cabinet agreed to intensify efforts to get ready for a Brexit no-deal scenario, with Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay stating that while “the government’s priority remains to secure a deal”, a responsible government should also be preparing for the worst.