Police chiefs of scaremongering as they are predicting Post-Brexit riots

POLICE chiefs were yesterday accused of scaremongering after predicting riots in post-Brexit Britain.

Senior cops warn of civil disorder erupting at ports and borders if the UK quits the EU without a deal.

Sajid Javid said all possiblities were planned for in the event of a no-deal BrexitHandout - Getty

Home Secretary Sajid Javid said all possibilities were being planned for.

But he said there was no need to worry because he was convinced PM Theresa May would strike an agreement with Brussels.

On the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show yesterday, Mr Javid insisted it was essential the Government prepared for “all contingencies”

A report compiled by the National Police Coordination Centre, responsible for deploying resources during national emergencies, warns that the “necessity to call on military assistance is a real possibility.”

The Home Secretary went onto the Marr Show and said it was essential for the Government to plan for all possibilitiesJEFF OVERS

It states that police leave will have to be cancelled when we leave the EU and warns that crime will rise as the country suffers food and medicines shortages.

The report warns civil disorder could erupt at the end of this year and last up to six months – three months either side of the March 29 date to quit the EU.

It also warns that cops who are EU nationals could potentially be unable to hold a warrant card — depriving London’s Met Police alone of 750 officers.

And it says the UK may lose its ability to deal with foreign criminals if it drops out of information-sharing and arrest warrant treaties.

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