British troops are expected to be deployed within days to help ease a fuel supply crisis, the government has said, as the retail and hospitality sectors called for foreign workers to be allowed to fill post-Brexit vacancies.
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told Sky News that soldiers could be delivering fuel supplies to forecourts "in the next couple of days", to cut long queues that have built up outside filling stations for nearly a week.
It's reported that a total of 150 military drivers have been put in a "state of readiness", with 150 more as back-up, to deploy in the coming days.
Officials from Mr Kwarteng's department and the Ministry of Defence are reportedly working with the petrol industry on where best to send resources.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday sought to reassure the public there was enough fuel in stock and the situation was returning to normal.
A shortage of tanker drivers sparked fears of pumps running dry, triggering panic-buying and some desperate motorists filling plastic bottles with fuel....
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