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By Kitty Donaldson, Jessica Shankleman and Thomas Penny

December 18, 2018 at 6:02 PM UTC

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December 19, 2018 at 12:00 AM UTC

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Prime Minister Theresa May, who has just 28 days to convince rebellious lawmakers to back her Brexit deal, put the U.K. on high alert over the dangers of crashing out of the European Union without an agreement.

Her Cabinet ministers agreed Tuesday to implement “in full” plans for a no-deal break from the European Union, including 3,500 troops put on standby and 2 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) of funds made available for contingencies. Further warnings to voters and businesses will follow in coming weeks.