BBCNEWS BBC News September 24, 2021 16:05:00
Said all options were open. i would do whatever is required, if that would help. what i don't want to do, and i have been hinting at this, is undercut, as has happened before, with cheaper european drivers and then find that our drivers drop out because they're being undercut. that doesn't solve the problem — itjust creates a new problem. the shortage of lorry drivers is so serious that it's unlikely any single step will solve it in the short term. but ministers are acutely aware that further disruptions to the supply chain could mean even more empty shelves in the run—up to christmas. the...