The Government is preparing for power outages, economic chaos and public unrest if a second wave of coronavirus coincides with a disorderly no-deal Brexit, according to leaked emergency plans.<\/span><\/p>\n A classified Powerpoint presentation delivered to ministers warns of food and fuel shortages around Christmas if lorries get stuck at Dover, while 1,500 soldiers are already on standby \u2013 ready to hit the streets to help police deal with potential disorder.<\/span><\/p>\n The document put together by the Cabinet Office\u2019s EU Transition Task Force also warns of price hikes, power outages, water rationing and animal disease tearing through the countryside due to a shortage of medicines.<\/span><\/p>\n Military airdrops may be needed to supply food and medicine the Channel Islands and Royal Navy could be needed to protect British fisherman from illegal EU boat excursions, according to the leaked plans seen by The Sun. Meanwhile Gibraltar could be face a harsh economic blow if it is cut off from Spain after Brexit<\/span><\/p>\n It comes after Brussels\u2019 chief negotiator Michel Barnier said trade talks with London were actually \u2018going backwards\u2019, claiming yesterday that there had been \u2018no progress whatsoever on the issues that matter\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n His British counterpart David Frost said he believed an \u2018agreement is still possible\u2019 but that \u2018it is clear that it will not be easy to achieve\u2019. The transition period ends on New Year\u2019s Day next year.<\/span><\/p>\n Boris Johnson previously said he didn\u2019t want negotiations to drag on past September so businesses had enough notice to prepare, but Britain has since set a new deadline for October.<\/span><\/p>\n Under Government\u2019s plans for an \u2018unruly\u2019 departure from the , planners suspect France will enforce \u2018mandatory controls on UK goods from day one\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n This could see the flow of deliveries between Dover and Calais drop by 45% over three months, meaning longer queues and a shortage of the 30% of food imported from the bloc, along with medicines, fuel and chemicals used to purify drinking water.<\/span><\/p>\n