Four years after the UK quit the EU, the first border controls on imports from the continent have been introduced, with more to follow.

Despite the promise leaving the EU would help the UK control its borders, most people surveyed said Brexit had hampered the ability to control immigration.

Britain’s economy is forecast to shrink by 0.4% in 2023, more than any other in the Group of Seven richest nations, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Britain is the only G-7 member whose economy has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels.

Three food parcels are handed out to struggling households every minute, as Tesco boss warns worst of supermarket price rises are ‘yet to come’.

Billy Coull, co-director of the Gowanbank Crisis Support Centre, said he is "very concerned" about the effect of Brexit on supermarket stocks and the upcoming cut to Universal Credit.

“Our shelves are empty ... and at this point we are absolutely desperate for donations."

The Trussell Trust said any form of Brexit would increase the demand for food banks.

Homeless shelters and women's refuges could also run out of food, charities say in letter to PM.

Leaders of 15 charitable organisations have written to the prime minister calling for a 'hardship fund'.

The increases would come from hefty tariffs on imports and the cost of increased border checks on food coming into the country.

Legal school meal nutrition standards may need to be amended, or discarded, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to internal local council planning documents seen by the BBC.

Organisations are worried that the effort to help those struggling this winter is being hampered by supply chain issues.