LONDON—British companies selling everything from washing machines to flights, food, and mortgages plan to spend tens of millions of pounds in case the political brinkmanship gripping the country leads to a disorderly Brexit.
With barely four months until the world’s fifth largest economy leaves the European Union, a raft of major companies set out plans on Nov. 20 to counter any trade delays and downturns that could stem from a no-deal scenario.
