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Supermarkets told to 'stockpile food by ministers' over imminent no-deal Brexit
Brexit, it is reported.Ministers have reportedly warned them there could be vegetable shortages for up to three months.Suppliers of medicines, medical devices and vaccines have also been told to stockpile six weeks' worth at secure locations in the UK, according to the Sunday Times.Talks with the European Union remain deadlocked, raising the possibility Britain will crash out with no trade deal in place next month.But it has raised concern a no-deal could spark mass panic buying.There are fears it would be even worse than at the start of the coronavirus crisis in March, when bog roll bandits flocked to supermarkets to buy up stock.Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to talk on Sunday to the European Commission’s president Ursula von der