Claim: Britons have spent £4bn stockpiling goods in case of no-deal Brexit.
Fact-check: £4 billion Brexit stockpiling claim based on flawed survey - Full Fact
Verdict: this is almost certainly an exaggeration. the survey it's based on likely overestimates the amount that has been stockpiled, and consumer spending data shows no evidence of people stockpiling to this degree.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2019-08-15T00:00:00