Army drivers will deliver petrol to Britain’s forecourts
He replied: “Rishi is invariably right in everything he says,” before adding hurriedly: “It depends how you interpret what he is saying.”
Asked about a warning in June by the Road Haulage Association that a major crisis was building due to the shortage of drivers, he insisted he had known about the problems long before then.and a further 5,000 to poultry workers to try to address shortages in those industries. Army personnel were seen in combat fatigues at a storage depot in Hemel Hempstead as they filled up tankers ahead of setting off around the country.
Around 200 members of The Army, who were put on standby last week, will initially focus on the hardest-hit areas. They include members of 3rd Logistic Support Regiment who have been in training with the petroleum industry logistics company Hoyers in Thurrock, Essex.
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