BLT Brexit: Relief as Raab confirms the snack will still be available

We will still be able to eat a BLT sandwich after Brexit.

In one of the most comprehensive (and bizarre) statements from his speech ahead of the release of ‘no deal’ papers Dominic Raab said: ‘Let me assure you that, contrary to one of the wilder claims, you will still be able to enjoy a BLT after #Brexit, and there are no plans to deploy the army to maintain food supplies.’

The declaration was ridiculed on social media from those expecting a few more words of reassurance than the future of lunch.

The Lib Dems press office tweeted: ‘Raab saying that we might still be able to have a BLT sandwich after Brexit suggests a slight lowering of expectations from the Brexiters who are making a mess out of our future…’

Others on Twitter were quick to point out that a no-deal Brexit would still make a BLT much more expensive.

Anita Baker tweeted: ‘The real question is not ‘will we be able to enjoy a BLT’ but instead ‘WHO will be able to afford a BLT?’ Use ‘BLT’ for just about any product, food or not, after a no deal Brexit.’

The internet also had questions about other types of sandwiches and baguettes, with those questioning what it would mean for those with dietary requirements.

‘Thanks but I’m a vegetarian’, said one.

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