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UK OFFICIALS ARE drawing up plans to evacuate Queen Elizabeth and other senior royals from London should Brexit cause civil disorder, UK media are reporting.
The evacuation plans are repurposed from similar plans that were in existence from during the Cold War and would move senior royals to a secret location.
“These emergency evacuation plans have been in existence since the Cold War, but have now been repurposed in the event of civil disorder following a no-deal Brexit,” a Cabinet Office source told The Sunday Times newspaper.
The story comes amid a raft of reports this morning that demonstrate continuing uncertainty over Brexit in the UK.
Sky News is reporting that Nissan has reversed its decision to manufacture the new X-Trail model in the carmaker’s Sunderland plant.
In the months after the Brexit referendum, Nissan had pledged to make the model in the factory in what was seen at the time as a vote of confidence in a post-Brexit UK.
Reacting to the news this morning, Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable said that it raises “fundamental concerns about the Brexit strategy” and is “very worrying for the north-east, the workers and their families”.
Elsewhere, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Theresa May has denied reports that her advisors are considering a general election for 6 June.
The UK’s Mail on Sunday reported that senior Conservatives are considering the plan in what it calls a potential ‘D-Day election’.
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Prince Philip is going to drive her out of there, he’s been practicing and watching Fast and the Furious movies
@Brian Guilfoyle: he’s got a heavy foot
@Brian Guilfoyle: he won’t be in a Nissan X-trail if he does.
@John Considine: has everyone got their seatbelts fastened?
Everyone except you Philip dearest.
Well sit back and hold on tight. It’s going to be one hell of a ride!
Sunderland are getting the future they voted for. Perhaps they didn’t think it through? If only there was a way to correct their error of judgement!
@Etherman: You mean like force them to vote again until they get the answer they want? Will they get away with that over there like they got away with it here?
@Etherman: what has happened in Sunderland since the vote? Or are you able to predict the future?
@Windom Earle: you’ve a very selective memory.
@Bilbo Baggins: it’s not a memory, it’s a proven lie.
@Windom Earle: except that’s not what happened here. We didn’t vote on the same referendum twice, it was changed after the first rejection and we accepted the revised wording, with added assurances to address concerns around the initial treaty.
@Mushy Peas: Nissan has just announced that the new X-Trail SUV will now be assembled in Japan rather than Sunderland as originally planned. All because of Brexit. Stuff is beginning to get real. Here’s the link: https://www.thejournal.ie/nissan-brexit-4474374-Feb2019/
@James Wallace: but we were lied to in both. Our neutrality is gone and we have been forced into joining a European army and paying billions into PESCO. Maybe we should now have a third referendum on both nice and lisbon
She will be safe in Crossmaglen…I believe there are a few ‘safe houses’ she could use.
So headline boils down to “wealthy and powerful don’t have to face same negative consequences as everyone else in times of civil unrest”. Stop the presses.
She could live with Cameron he’s pretty handy at disappearing
Quexit!
Shouldn’t be an issue I hear reptiles can quite happily live underground…
@Robin Basstard: touché Robin touché
Ah I’m sure we could find a spare room for her up in the park with Michael D.
@Fr. Fintan Stack: The Germans are always welcome in Ireland
@Fr. Fintan Stack: I wonder did she get her Irish passport sorted?
Back home to Germany so.
How will she get out with no petrol or food
@Dan public: Pretty sure they will squirrel away plenty of everything they need. And sure they can secretly ship anything else they want.
I think the Queen will be safe enough in Buck House with a regiment guarding her and the lads.
Teresa May might need to take to the air though. Maybe The Caymans would take her in.
Phillip will be grand, no ones near brave enough to try and bother that lad!!
I’m sure Michael D will now demand a similar plan here for “logistical and security reasons”.
@marg fitzgerald: I’d be pretty sure he wont
Why? Whatever disquiet it may cause, it certainly won’t be on the scale of the French revolution and no one will be demanding ER’s head
Brexit is (ahem) the will of the people, so it’ll all be absolutely fine! Nothing to see here
All hype over nothing. Its scare mongering like this that agitates people.
Bloody tourist attraction…..
I’d hate to live in a fishbowl.
Let Philip drive
‘One is not amused by the Perfidious Albion rabble’
Monty Python couldn’t make this stuff up
Brits are on crack
Greece
So the QUEEN in danger from her own parliaments decisions and her own people !!!
Isn’t it just terribly awful that the Royal household should be so discomfited by this bother with Europe, again.
Surely this issue should be receiving better attention to avoid such disturbance & temporary homelessness. Annus terribilis 2019.
And what about their summer hols in Scotland, has anyone applied for the passports & visas yet?
For heavens sake, don’t leave that until there’s a backlog for them too.
Utter rubbish. Just fearmongering by the Media.
Brixit is nothing more than an end to the UK’s membership with the EU.
Many countries around the world aren’t EU member states. Canada, Australia, the US etc.
Norway and Switzerland are other examples that are closer to home.
I have no doubt that whether or not the UK gets a deal, their economy will still be just as big.
They are one of the top three largest economies in the European continent. Economic collapse is very unlikely.
People need to think for themselves instead of reading crap like this article.
Pat O’connell better tidy the spare room.
Moving on swiftlee…Pope says perceptions on sexual abuse need to be deflated….if his priests sexual organs remained deflated …..problem solved…Capon works for chickens…..
This is stupid scaremongering by the pro-Remain British government, who are trying to get Westminster MPs to accept any deal no-matter how bad.
The mantra, “no deal is better than a bad deal”, should be steadfastly remembered and adhered to by UK MPs during these critical last two months before the 29th of March.
typical Queen calls them peasants,then leave the people that paid here wages
typical,Queen calls them peasants,then leaves the people that paid her wages
Waterford Whisper had this scoop first, fair play.
probably the Royals secret place is in The Bahamas,Yeah Mon smoke a read their Queen
probably the Royals secret place is in The Bahamas,work for gods sake
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