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The campaign leading the push for

a second EU referendum has drawn

up a hit list of 100 marginal seats in

which it will tell Remain supporters to

vote tactically at an early general elec-

tion. The aim is to boost the number

of MPs who favour putting the Brexit

issue back to the people.

The People’s Vote campaign is

planning to blitz marginals across

England, Scotland and Wales before

a widely expected early poll, urging

Remainers to ditch their traditional

party loyalties where necessary in

order to help install pro-referendum

MPs or defeat MPs or candidates who

oppose a second public vote.

Supporters of another referen-

dum believe that if they can boost the

Toby Helm

Political Editor

Toby Helm

Political Editor

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Schools may have to close, exams

could be disrupted and fresh food for

pupils’ meals could run short because

of panic buying with prices soaring

by up to 20%, according to a secret

Department for Education analysis of

the risks of a no-deal Brexit obtained

by the Observer.

Secret report reveals government fear

of schools chaos after no-deal Brexit

 R isk of a xed exa ms

and food shortages

 Informing public

‘may cause panic’

Battle for the bridge

Exclusive

Residents of Whaley

Bridge in Derbyshire

were allowed 15

minutes to return to

their homes to pick

up pets and essential

items yesterday as RAF

Chinook helicopters

continued the attempt

to shore up the damaged

Toddbrook reservoir

dam. Report, pages 4-5.

Photograph by

Peter Byrne/PA

People’s Vote

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The fi ve-page document – marked

“Official Sensitive” and with the

instruction “Do Not Circulate” –

also raises the possibility of teacher

absences caused by travel disruption,

citing schools in Kent as particularly

at risk.

On the dangers of food shortages

to schools, it suggests that inform-

ing the public of the risks could make

matters even worse.

In a section entitled School Food,

it talks of the “ risk that communica-

tions in this area could spark undue

alarm or panic food buying among

the general public ”.

And it adds: “Warehousing and

stockpiling capacity will be more

limited in the pre-Xmas period. The

department has limited levers to

address these risks. We are heavily

dependent on the actions of major

suppliers and other government

departments to ensure continued

provision.”

Listing the actions the department

would take in the event of food short-

ages affecting schools, the document

says: “In light of any food shortages or

price increases we will communicate

how schools can interpret the food

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