No-deal Brexit could stem the supply of Mother's Day flowers

Dutch exporters warn of major delivery problems if Britain crashes out of the EU

Meet Brexit's latest potential victim: the Mother's Day bouquet. While the tumult in Westminster is keeping political pundits in clover, the decision by MPs to vote down Theresa May's deal this week has sent petals flying among Dutch exporters, who are responsible for 80% of the flowers sold in British shops.

As the risk of a no-deal Brexit was raised, LTO Nederland, the organisation that represents Dutch agricultural producers, formally warned its members of major problems if they do not get products into the UK before Brexit day on 29 March.

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