Threat of Christmas being ruined by driver shortages forces ministers to expand range and duration of visas
Boris Johnson’s government has embarked upon a dramatic U-turn in an attempt to save Christmas with a raft of extended emergency visas to help abate labour shortages that have led to empty shelves and queues at petrol stations.
New immigration measures will allow 300 fuel drivers to arrive immediately and stay until the end of March, while 100 army drivers will take to the roads from Monday, the government announced on Friday.
