Nearly 'every square metre' of warehouse space in Britain is full as firms stockpile amid fears of a no deal Brexit, Business Minister Richard Harrington has said.
With just ten weeks to go until Brexit day, MPs remain bitterly divided over what to do now Theresa May's deal was overwhelmingly voted down.
Businesses said they are 'pulling their hair out' at the chaos in Westminster - warning uncertainty is putting off investors.
And they are using every spare inch of warehouse space to stock up on food, drink, clothes and other goods.
They fear that a no deal Brexit will mean a heap of extra customs checks at the border - causing massive tailbacks and delays in transporting goods into Britain.
Businesses are stockpiling amid fears a no deal Brexit will mean a heap of extra customs checks at the border - causing massive tailbacks and delays in transporting goods into Britain (pictured, a warehouse in Peterborough)
The revelations by company bosses come as Mrs May continues to hold cross-party talks as she desperately tries to come up with a new Brexit plan which wins their backing.
Boris Johnson will today call for tax cuts and immigration controls as he launches a thinly-veiled pitch for the Tory leadership.
Setting out his vision for the country after Brexit, the former foreign secretary will appeal to traditional conservative voters with an eye-catching pledge to introduce 'no new taxes'.
But in a major speech, he will also argue that the referendum result was about more than restoring democracy – and exposed a 'worrying' gap between London and the rest of the UK.
Speaking at the JCB headquarters in Staffordshire, Mr Johnson will say Brexit is an opportunity to unite the country.
Echoing Theresa May's attacks on crony capitalism, he will condemn overpaid business executives and firms who have hired migrants and failed to invest in British workers.
He is the latest contender for the Tory leadership to set out a wide-ranging vision for the future, following a speech by fellow Eurosceptic Dominic Raab on Monday.
Many Tory MPs also saw Environment Secretary Michael Gove's barnstorming speech attacking Jeremy Corbyn in the Commons on Wednesday as a sign of leadership intent.
Mr Johnson will urge ministers to focus on the 'issues that drove Brexit', and argue the Leave vote was 'triggered by a feeling that in some way the people of this country have been drifting too far apart'.
Brian Palmer, chief executive officer of the robotics firm Tharsus, told Bloomberg: 'Planning for anything other than no deal doesn't make sense,
