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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