Transport secretary Grant Shapps said he will “move heaven and earth” to fix the UK’s supply chain crisis and may draft in the military to deal with the lorry driver shortage that has seen some petrol stations close and others ration supplies. Esso, BP and Tesco have all reported issues at their filling stations caused […]
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UK shoppers have been warned to expect food shortages by the end of the week with some suppliers predicting “farmageddon” within 10 days. The shortage of HGV drivers and other workers that has hit the food and retail sector has been compounded by new backlogs at abattoirs and processing plants caused by a shortage of […]
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Staff shortages in the UK caused by Brexit has forced the partial closure of Nando’s with warnings from poultry producers that the serious lack of workers means many households may have to go without traditional turkeys for Christmas. The British Poultry Council’s (BPC) chief executive Richard Griffiths said it is still waiting for a reply […]
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A shortage of HGV drivers is threatening supermarket supplies with firms warning some shelves may be empty for months to come unless the government acts to address the labour shortage. Councils across the UK have also been forced to suspend waste collection services due to a lack of drivers with the Environmental Services Association (ESA) […]
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G7 leaders are set to fail on agreeing a timeline to end coal fired power stations having been been warned the world is on the brink of disaster and that their decisions are “the most important in human history”. Renowned broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough told the leaders of seven of the world’s richest […]
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Boris Johnson has brushed off talk of an impending crisis with the EU and Northern Ireland, saying he is “not worried” it will overshadow this weekend’s G7 summit in Cornwall and believes a solution is “easily doable”’ As world leaders arrive in the UK, the EU said its patience is “wearing very, very thin” in […]
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The latest twist of post-Brexit relations with the EU has seen the UK prime minister send a Royal Navy ship to Jersey, a move mirrored by the French president who also sent a naval vessel to monitor the developing situation. John Bercow, the former speaker of the House of Commons, said it was not a […]
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Arlene Foster has announced she is quitting her positions as Northern Ireland’s first minister and leader of the DUP after a surprise revolt within the party. Foster’s official exit as DUP leader on May 28 follows the circulation of a letter of no-confidence in the DUP leader who has come under increasing pressure in recent […]
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The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has called on Boris Johnson to restart talks with the EU and sort out the food exports crisis that has seen sales of UK milk and creams to the EU plummet 96% since Brexit. Johnson has so far refused to open talks to solve issues arising from new trade […]
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Lorries carrying UK landed fish have been blockaded by French trawlermen at Europe’s largest seafood processing centre in Boulogne-sur-Mer, north France. Around 80 French fishermen set off flares and tried to block the trucks at the docks with barricades of pallets and barrels, unfurling a sign that stated: “You want to keep your waters??? Ok…So […]
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