about how we strike the balance. it s a balance that will be are hard to find. two years ago in the royal albert hall, a concert for people with learning disabilities sir david amess championed this cause, he loved his public role. mps are public figures, accessible and therefore vulnerable. damian grammaticas, bbc news. britain s fourth biggest supermarket, morrisons, has warned that labour shortages are delaying new store openings and products reaching shelves. its chief executive, david potts, told the times newspaper that more visas are needed forforeign workers. it follows measures announced by the government to reduce the pressure on supply chains. our business correspondent katy austin reports. the global supply chain is under huge strain as economies reawaken. 0nce imported products reach the uk, a shortage of lorry drivers means containers are often getting delayed at ports. when you have a shortage of labour in terms of hgv drivers, those domestic drivers, it means that the
new store openings and products reaching shelves. its chief executive david potts told the times newspaper that more visas are needed forforeign workers. it follows measures announced by the government to reduce the pressure on supply chains, in the wake of brexit. our business correspondent katy austin reports. when you have a shortage of labour in terms of hgv drivers, those domestic drivers, it means that the goods are sitting around slightly longer at the ports waiting to be collected. there are labour shortages in other sectors too, including construction, hospitality and food production. now the boss of morrisons has said that while there are plenty of products on the shelves, underlying strain in the supply chain is affecting availability, while a lack of materials such as cement and bricks
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bikes come in, they are presold to shops, straight out the door, leaving warehouses again of any replenishment. all of the issues around shipping and shortages of hgv drivers, they all play a part in the delays, but the source reason goes right back to asia, where government enforced factory shutdowns limited capacity because of social distancing, all of these issues have led to the supply output from the major component manufacturers having a knock on impact of bicycle factories being unable to build enough bikes because they did not have the components. and that will be an ongoing problem. i got notified yesterday that the chinese government is beginning a series of enforced power shutdowns, regionally, where each region will have to take its turn having its power turned off, and that means factories will basically be producing nothing for 14 days. when