borisjohnson has insisted he s not worried by the disruption to supply chains or the threat of higher prices, and said the country couldn t go back to relying on cheap foreign workers. the prime minister dismissed fears the uk is facing a crisis as shortages of workers and problems with fuel and food deliveries continue to affect the country. he s been speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. prime minister, why wasn t the government prepared for what you described as very real stresses and strains on the country right now? this is a function of a global recovery, and you re seeing stresses and strains caused by the work economy sucking in demand for everything from gas to hgv drivers across the planet. rather than government stepping in to mend, patch and mend every bit of our supply chains, what you ve got in the country is fantastic expertise, fantastical skill in logistics. listen to some of the supermarkets,
borisjohnson has said he is not worried about the supply chain or rising process. he dismissed fears the uk is facing a crisis. problems with fluent fuel and food deliveries continue to affect the country. prime minister, why was the government not prepared for what he describes the very real stresses and strains on the right now? this is a function of a global recovery, and you re seeing stresses and strains caused by the work economy sucking in demand for everything from gas to hgv drivers across the planet. rather than government stepping in to mend, patch and mend every bit of our supply chains, what you ve got in the country is fantastic expertise, fantastical skill in logistics. listen to some of the supermarkets, they will manage this. you were warned about every single