The government is issuing 300 visas to overseas fuel tanker drivers 'immediately' to ease delivery issues.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to recall Parliament from party conference recess, saying "emergency action" was needed.The temporary visa scheme for 5,000 foreign lorry drivers was originally announced a week ago when the ongoing driver shortage first began disrupting fuel deliveries to petrol stations around the UK.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said there was "enough fuel in the country, there always has been" but it had been a challenge to provide the number of drivers required. The foreign drivers eligible for visas will not be limited to the EU, but the expectation is most of the drivers will be from Europe.
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