Boris Johnson has ordered the British Army to prepare for a possible four-way crisis this winter, insiders have claimed. The Prime Minister is said to be planning for a worst-case scenario involving a second coronavirus spike, a serious flu outbreak, a chaotic Brexit and widespread flooding.
Insiders say the head of the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) strategy and operations revealed Downing Street has asked for tabletop exercises simulating a number of different emergencies to be carried out by military chiefs.
Leading civil servants and local authorities will also be scrambled in by the end of August as part of the preparations for a possible winter disaster.