Going to the UK? You may want to pack toilet paper.

A no-deal Brexit may lead to shortages of at least one household essential – toilet paper.

Some toilet paper supplies might not withstand long-term border delays or panic buying in the event of Britain crashing out of the EU, a manufacturer has suggested.

Essity, which manufactures the Velvet and Cushelle toilet paper brands for the UK market, said it was developing “robust contingency plans” across its supply chain to cope with no deal, but warned that stocks were “not unlimited”.

The company manufactures tissue in the UK and said it had built stocks of raw materials and spare parts to ensure supply in the event of short-term border delays.

The company’s comments follow MP Jonathan Edwards using a written question in Parliament to ask ministers for details on how long stocks of toilet paper will last in a no-deal scenario.

Mr. Edwards said: “This is the farcical level we have descended to – the British Government can no longer even guarantee we have the necessary supplies of toilet paper in a crash-out Brexit.”

“It’s already said it’s willing to flush the economy down the toilet, but now we won’t have the paper to clean up after.”

“As much as this revelation lends itself to toilet humour, it shows the serious damage a no-deal Brexit would do, even to our most basic of supplies.”

Source: The Mirror UK