Unpalatable news? UK faces pallet crisis if there is no-deal Brexit
by Rupert Neate from on (#49XTX)
Government officials hold talks after they realise UK has shortage of the right pallets
The government is holding talks with distributors after realising that the UK has a dire shortage of the "right sort" of pallets to import and export goods in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will on Tuesday hold meetings with distribution industry representatives about how to keep household goods moving to and from supermarkets if the UK crashes out of the EU next month.
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