Shopkeepers in the UK have begun to stockpile food, medicine and essentials on a massive scale reports The Sunday Times .
The businessmen took such a step against the background of the likely withdrawal of Great Britain from the EU ” transactions “. With such an outcome, an unprecedented consumer panic could begin on the island nation, which will eclipse the mass disappearance of goods from the shelves during the quarantine due to coronavirus, the newspaper claims.
Ministry of Health , in turn, instructed suppliers of medicines and medical equipment to make stocks six weeks in advance and store them in “safe places”.
The UK officially left the European Union on 1 February. By the end of 2020, the parties agreed on a transitional period during which most of the EU laws will continue to operate in the United Kingdom, including trade rules. Before the end of the transition period, Brussels and London had to agree on the format of future relations and conclude a new trade agreement. However, in July 2020, the parties terminated regular negotiations ahead of schedule, since they could not come to an agreement on a number of issues. If they fail to reach an agreement by the end of December, the UK will no longer be part of the common European market, which will lead to the introduction of customs borders between the country and the EU.