BBCNEWS BBC News at One September 24, 2021 12:02:00
To the bbc news at one. senior government ministers are meeting this afternoon to discuss the closure of some petrol stations because of a shortage of delivery drivers. queues are forming this lunchtime at several petrol stations, despite government pleas for people not to panic—buy fuel. both bp and esso have closed some forecourts because of supply problems. ministers are not ruling out the idea of changing visa rules to bring in foreign lorry drivers — or using soldiers to drive fuel tankers. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. he was outside petrol stations. they had been ...