BBCNEWS BBC News September 24, 2021 09:02:00
Hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the uk's transport secretary has said the government will "do whatever is required" to tackle fuel supply problems. grant shapps said he wouldn't rule out changing visa rules to allow more foreign drivers to work in the uk — or even asking the army to help, although he said using the military "probably" wasn't the solution. the road haulage association says there's an urgent need to grant temporary visas to attract more hgv drivers from abroad. it is estimated that the uk is short of about 100,000 hgv drivers — with gaps m...