TROOPS are set to be deployed on the streets of Britain in case of a No Deal Brexit, it was claimed today.

The Army is reportedly drawing up plans for soldiers to help the police and the NHS if we end up leaving the EU without a deal in March.

As many as 10,000 members of the military could be deployed under the proposals, according to the Sunday Times.

The plans are apparently being overseen by the officers who control Operation Temperer - the Army's contingency plan for terror attacks.

As well as helping to keep order and get medical supplies to hospitals, the military could assist with traffic problems near ports such as Dover.

Last week Army boss Sir Nick Carter confirmed troops are on standby to get involved in a No Deal scenario.

He said: "What we always do is make sensible contingency plans for all sorts of eventualities.

"At this stage, I think people are confident there will be a deal, if there's not one then we stand ready to help in any way we can."

Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood added: "The Armed Forces stand ready to support Britain on a practical basis... We have to plan for every single scenario."

Labour MP Alex Sobel, a backer of the pro-EU Best for Britain campaign, said today: "To use military bases as a makeshift lorry park just goes to show how unprepared the Government are for a No Deal Brexit.

"This only serves to underline the chaotic nature of this Tory Brexit.

"Putting the Army on standby is an admission of total and complete failure by the Government."