be able to start immediately and the length of time they can stay has been extended until the end of march. a700 of the visas are for food lorry drivers, and they will not be able to start until later this month but their length of stay has been extended up to the end of february. ministers insist the fuel situation will continue to improve if people only buy what they need, even when supply levels return to normal motorists are being told they should expect to pay more at the pump as wholesale prices rise. there is a warning the situation appears to be worsening in london and the south—east. borisjohnson has issued a warning that they cannot expect to rely on cheap immigrant labour in the future. speaking on the eve of the conservative party conference in manchester the prime minister said he wanted to end the uk's reliance on low wage foreign workers and for it to become a well—paid well