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Brexit: 10,000 riot police ready to tackle disorder over potential protests, and food and medicine shortages

More than 10,000 riot police officers are being readied to tackle disorder on the streets of Britain sparked by Brexit .They have prepared for potential riots, looting and disorder if there are long queues at ports or shortages to food, petrol and medicine.Police had originally prepared for the UK to leave the European Union (EU) on 29 March, but now face the potential of a no-deal Brexit in just over a week’s time .From extras.Senior officers at the National Police Coordination Centre said the delay created fresh “complexity” in their operations, as well as an increasing risk of angry protests.While there is no specific intelligence of potential violence, police leaders said they were prepared for “worst-case scenarios”.More than 10,000 officers trained in public order are available to be rolled out in a 24-hour period needed – more than the total used in the 2011 riots – with the first wave of 1,000 able to mobilise in an hour.