keir starmer. let s go to richard griffith, chief executive of the british poultry council. 5500 visas will be issued for poultry workers that will expire on christmas eve. is that enough? in that will expire on christmas eve. is that enough? that will expire on christmas eve. is that enough? in terms of numbers then for the is that enough? in terms of numbers then for the christmas is that enough? in terms of numbers then for the christmas market - is that enough? in terms of numbers then for the christmas market that l then for the christmas market that should be sufficient. what we don t know is whether we will get that 5500. and i think we need to be clear that while christmas is very important, it is a big part of our year, this has to be the first step on a biggerfocus on labour shortages across the food supply chain. i5 shortages across the food supply chain. , ., . ., shortages across the food supply chain. , ., ., :: :: chain. is there no way that 5500 workers can chai
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a long standing problem that s got worse. the government has today announced new measures aimed at tackling that, including 5,000 visas lasting only until christmas eve. we would have liked to have seen it four months, but, you know, we will take what we can, but it s not enough, and it s too little too late, basically. other sectors too have struggled to fill their work force, including turkey and chicken producers, 5,500 visas for poultry workers are also being introduced. the damage has already been done for the bigger processors because they haven t got the turkeys on the farm, there are half a million less. for the smaller guys, for those thousand smaller farmers throughout the country that produce for the local butcher and stuff, it is useful for them. but how easy is it to get those visas? supermarkets say they need 15,000 lorry drivers to avoid christmas disruption. the labour leader today insisted the visa numbers were far too small, arguing action should have been taken earli
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fuel in the run up to christmas. the situation shows a complete lack of planning from the government, keir starmer says. panic buying has caused chaos at petrol stations and for some to close. this didn t stop because of a lack of fuel. initially supply issues were caused by lack of tanker drivers. that has highlighted a wider hgv driver shortage, a long standing problem that has got worse. the government resisted the idea of temporary visas for overseas workers, however 5000 will now be made available. i workers, however 5000 will now be made available. made available. i would have liked to have seen made available. i would have liked to have seen it made available. i would have liked to have seen it 4-macro made available. i would have liked to have seen it 4-macro months . made available. i would have liked i to have seen it 4-macro months ago. to have seen it li macro months ago. it is too little, too late basically. it is too little, too late basically- it is too little, t