GOVERNMENT officials fear they will struggle to get rid of piles of smelly garbage after a no-deal Brexit, it emerged last night.

Export licences for millions of tonnes of waste will become invalid overnight if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

1 No Deal Brexit 'could see millions of tonnes of waste pile up' Credit: Getty - Contributor

The Environment Agency has asked 42 volunteers to staff crisis management centres to deal with “putrefying stockpiles” of rubbish, The Guardian said.

A leaked document sent to EA staff said: ““If there is a no-deal scenario, the current export of waste may cease for a period.

“This could result in stockpiled waste which causes licence breaches... Odours will obviously be an issue.”

The EA is also reportedly concerned that if farmers cannot export beef and lamb then a backlog of livestock on farms could cause liquid manure stores to overflow.

MOST READ IN BREXIT Live Blog OUT OF IT 1,000s of Brits' bank accounts CLOSED if there's no Brexit trade deal with the EU LAW & ORDER What is Martial Law and has Theresa May declared it in the UK? EU BUCK UP Brussels hits back at Boris's Brexit plans by ramping up No Deal strategy DEAL OR NO DEAL What is a No Deal Brexit and what has Boris Johnson said? MORE THAN BOJO'S SIS Who is Boris Johnson's sister Rachel and what is her job? LISTEN EU! Boris Johnson threatens to walk away from EU talks after Merkel's Brexit blast

Question Time crowd cheer Leaver who blasts moaning MPs and says No Deal Brexit WON'T be disaster even if we run out of lettuces