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Brexit talks are ploughing on despite the summer holiday - and Britain is ramping up plans for No Deal.

Soon we'll be receiving dramatic weekly warnings of the consequences of leaving the EU without agreement as time ticks down to an October deadline.

Theresa May has personally taken charge of talks, and will issue 70 'technical notices' on what'll happen if we're rudderless on 29 March 2019.

Remainer MP Dominic Grieve has warned No Deal would prompt a "state of emergency". Head of the civil service John Manzoni said it'll have "horrendous consequences". Ireland warned even talking about it is "inappropriate" bravado.

But despite all this, Mrs May's deputy, David Lidington, today boasted No Deal preparations are under way with "vim and vigour".

And Mrs May said: "Far from being worried about preparations that we’re making, I would say people should take reassurance and comfort."

And let's not forget ex-Brexit Secretary David Davis, who promised it wouldn't be a "Mad Max-style" dystopia.

So now we're closer to it actually happening, what do No Deal preparations actually involve?

Here are a few of the more alarming ones - and you can guarantee you didn't see these on the side of a big red bus in 2016.

1. Food would be stockpiled

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The government has all but confirmed food could be stockpiled if we crash out of the EU without a deal.

Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab said the government will be ensuring Britain has an "adequate food supply".

Indicating private firms, or others, could be the ones to stockpile food, he told MPs: "It would be wrong to describe it as the Government doing the stockpiling."

Mr Raab said further details will be set out in the 70 "technical notices" over summer.

Reassuringly, Prime Minister Theresa May added today: "This is not just about stockpiling."

Presumably it’s M&S stockpiling.

2. Food safety checks could be suspended

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Food safety controls could be suspended at UK borders if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal.

It would prevent perishable goods being delayed at the border.

But it could lead to EU countries blocking exports from the EU because of a "cavalier" approach to safety standards.

Academics say they have been informed by a Government adviser of the plans being developed should delays emerge.

Their testimony was contained this week in the Food Research Collaboration briefing, Feeding Britain: Food Security After Brexit .

"We have learned from a senior Government adviser that plans are being prepared to 'suspend food controls' if there are any delays to imports of perishable foods at our borders," they wrote.

3. Medicines would be FLOWN in and stockpiled

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed plans to fly in medicines to treat millions of patients if there's no deal.

The Cabinet minister said officials are drawing up the plans to import lifesaving drugs if ports are blocked, meaning they can't be shipped to the UK.

He told MPs: "We're working with industry to prepare for the potential need for stockpiling in the event of a no-deal Brexit."

He added he was currently "assessing" how many months worth of medicines needed to be stockpiled, saying: "We're also focussing on the importance of a continuous supply of medicines that have a short shelf-life.

"Some of the medicines that are most difficult to provide in a no deal scenario, where there is difficult access through ports, will need to be flown in, for instance."

37 million packs of medicines are imported to the UK from the EU every month, and the NHS is preparing for a doomsday scenario to prevent supplies running dry.

4. Firms are bracing for 'civil unrest'

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A No Deal Brexit could spark "civil unrest" within just two weeks, the UK head of Amazon warned - as he revealed the firm is planning for such an outcome.

Doug Gurr allegedly made the shock comment to Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab during a business retreat at his grace-and-favour stately home Chevening.

A source revealed the comment to the Times, and it was not denied by Amazon.

Instead a spokesman said: "Like any business, we consider a wide range of scenarios in planning discussions so that we’re prepared to continue serving customers and small businesses who count on Amazon, even if those scenarios are very unlikely."

5. Barges in the sea could have to keep the lights on

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Plans emerged earlier this month to requisition thousands of generators from the Army and float them in the Irish Sea to keep Northern Ireland's lights on.

The scheme was revealed in a government document seen by the Financial Times.

It's because Northern Ireland and the Republic have a shared electricity supply and market under the terms of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

In a worst-case scenario, it's claimed the Republic could cut off power to the north.

After all, Irish Premier Leo Varadkar has already threatened to ban British planes from Irish airspace. He sparked a backlash after saying: "The situation at the moment is that the UK is part of the Single European Sky and if they leave the EU they are not. If they want their planes to fly over our sky, they would need to take that into account.”

6. We'll have to print 7million driving permits a year

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Around 7million people a year face going to the Post Office and paying a £5.50 fee to take a day trip to France if there is a no deal Brexit.

The National Audit Office revealed a plan to massively ramp up the number of International Driving Permits if the UK fails to reach agreement with the EU.

Currently, Brits need the £5.50 permits to drive in more than 140 countries outside the EU - and about 100,000 are issued per year.

But serious backup plans are now under way to issue them to drivers who go to the EU too, the NAO said.

This would hugely increase the number of IDPs issued per year, from 100,000 to an estimated 7million.

The number of Post Offices that issue the permits would also have to increase massively, from the current 89 to 4,500 across the country.

The NAO issued a blunt warning suggesting the plan may not be ready because "as yet, there is no business case and no detailed delivery plans."

7. The M26 could be turned into a 10-mile lorry park

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The M26 motorway - which joins London orbital M25 with the M20 port highway through Kent - could be turned into a 10-mile lorry park for 1,400 trucks.

The plans are under consideration within government, according to the Financial Times, and Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab refused to deny their existence.

He said: "Well, no, but of course.

"If we have no deal, we want to make sure that we’re prepared at the border for the knock on effects that would have if on the EU side they take the worst case scenario approach, which is frankly irrational."