prime minister boris johnson has prime minister borisjohnson has insisted he understands motorists frustration about fuel shortages across the uk but said the situation was starting to improve. his government has given approval for military drivers to deliver fuel to forecourts, where they have been shortages and big queues. simonjack has the latest. scenes like this in telford have become commonplace in the last few days anxious drivers responding to reports of fuel shortages, then fuelling the very shortage they re anxious about. it is a circular crisis of confidence that is having real world consequences. debbie moulton was verbally abused when filling up petrol cans to keep her social care staff on the road, as some have been delayed waiting to refuel. we had a member of staff go out at 5.30 this morning her first call was at seven because she needed to fuel. she got to her customer, the client, at quarter to eight, so she was fully five minutes late for that particular per
labour has accused the government of failing to deal with the shortages. our business editor, simonjack, has the latest. scenes like this in telford have become commonplace in the last few days anxious drivers responding to reports of fuel shortages, then fuelling the very shortage they re anxious about. it is a circular crisis of confidence that is having real world consequences. debbie moulton was verbally abused when filling up petrol cans to keep her social care staff on the road, as some have been delayed waiting to refuel. we had a member of staff go out at 5.30 this morning her first call was at seven because she needed to fuel. she got to her customer, the client, at quarter to eight, so she was fully five five minutes late for that particular person, so she was fully five minutes late for that particular person, who could not get out of bed until we were there. so they are left uncomfortable, in bed, needing their meds. the government estimates 16%
in his first public comments since long queues began last week, borisjohnson urged motorists to go about their business in their normal way and only fill up when they need to. and he insisted there wasn t a need for key workers to be prioritised. fuel retailers also say there are signs that the situation is easing. but today many people have continued to experience long queues, at petrol stations across parts of the uk, with demand still overwhelming supply. labour has accused the government of failing to deal with the shortages. our business editor, simonjack, has the latest. seems like this in telford have become commonplace in the last few days scenes like this. drivers responding to worries about fuel shortages. this is having real world consequences. debbie moulton was verbally abused when filling up petrol cans to keep her social care staff on the road. some have been
fuel and they could be in action by the end of the week. scenes like this in telford have become commonplace in the last few days anxious drivers responding to reports of fuel shortages, then fuelling the very shortage they re anxious about. it is a circular crisis of confidence that is having real world consequences. debbie moulton was verbally abused when filling up petrol cans to keep her social care staff on the road, as some have been delayed waiting to refuel. we had a member of staff go out at 5.30 this morning her first call was at seven because she needed to fuel. she got to her customer, the client, at quarter to eight, so she was fully five five minutes late for that particular person, who could not get out of bed until we were there. so they are left uncomfortable, in bed, needing their meds. the government estimates 16% of stations are fully stocked, compared with just 10% at the weekend, far below the 40% considered normal. today, the prime
workers such as nhs staff to be given priority on the forecourts. the petrol retailers association says there are some early signs that the pressure is starting to ease after days of queues and pump closures. tonight, the defence secretary approved plans for dozens of army drivers to be deployed to deliver fuel and they could be in action by the end of the week. labour says borisjohnson is in denial about the scale of the problem. our business editor simonjack has the latest. scenes like this in telford have become commonplace in the last few days anxious drivers responding to reports of fuel shortages, then fuelling the very shortage they re anxious about. it is a circular crisis of confidence that is having real world consequences. debbie moulton was verbally abused when filling up petrol cans to keep her social care staff on the road, as some have been delayed waiting to refuel. we had a member of staff go out at 5.30 this morning