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"There’s about 10 days of food in total ... will lead to gaps on the shelves within a week."
07/08/2019
"There’s about 10 days of food in total. The kind of disruption the government is talking about today… will lead to gaps on the shelves within a week.” / Former Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King tells @Emmabarnett why he thinks we should be worried about a no-deal Brexit
'Absolutely disgusting': Jacob Rees-Mogg condemned for likening doctor to disgraced anti-vaxxer for warning of deaths after no-deal Brexit
05/09/2019
Under-fire Tory minister told he would be sued if allegation against government-hired expert had been made outside Commons.
'Gaps on the shelves within a week': former supermarket chief's stark no-deal Brexit warning
08/08/2019
A former Sainsbury's chief has warned of 'significant gaps' on supermarket shelves within a week of a no-deal Brexit.
Alastair Campbell hit out at the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP over his views on the shortages.
'There May Be Deaths' – No-Deal Brexit Warning From Former Chief Medical Officer Is Starkest Yet
10/10/2019
Professor Dame Sally Davies said shortages of medical supplies will put lives at risk.
'There may be deaths': No-deal Brexit medical shortages could put lives at risk, top doctor warns
10/10/2019
People could die as a result of shortages of vital medical supplies in the event of no-deal Brexit, England's chief medical officer has warned.
'We're on fire' says Welsh haulier facing worst driver shortage in 50 years due to Brexit
23/07/2021
The company has spoken out as supermarket shelves empty in Wales.
'We're weeks away from gaps on the shelves': Business leaders issue stark warning to PM over food shortages
23/06/2021
Food producers and road hauliers have warned the government that the supply of food and drink to supermarkets is “failing” due to a chronic shortage of HGV drivers.
10,000 riot police ready to tackle disorder over potential protests, and food and medicine shortages
04/04/2019
Police chief appeals to politicians and activists to ‘think about the consequences’ of their rhetoric in ‘febrile’ atmosphere. / More than 10,000 riot police officers are being readied to tackle disorder on the streets of Britain sparked by Brexit.
The shortages have left 70 per cent of patients surveyed by charity ADHD UK rationing their supplies.
ALISTER Jack has been told to apologise to the people of Scotland for the "unmitigated disaster" of Brexit as he faced angry MPs in the Commons.
Red tape and a labour shortage leave retailers and millions of lockdown gardeners with scant pickings.
ANDREW Bowie has been chastised by Alastair Campbell over his denial that Brexit is to blame for supermarket and labour shortages.
ANGUS Robertson has said that Brexit is the "biggest single factor" in the UK's supply chain crisis.
The architecture profession is battling ‘huge’ staff shortages caused by Brexit and the pandemic, the RIBA’s Future Trends survey has found.
As BP closes sites ... the Road Haulage Association's Rod McKenzie says issues are down to Brexit, the pandemic and a historic shortage
24/09/2021
"#Newsnight was the first TV programme to highlight this in the summer... the government could have acted then." / As BP closes sites due to a lack of lorry drivers, the Road Haulage Association's Rod McKenzie says issues are down to Brexit, the pandemic and a historic shortage
Britain's leading employers are pushing the government to urgently increase funding to retrain workers and allow Europeans back into key sectors as supply chains buckle under the weight of COVID-19 and Brexit.
The rain in Spain has largely been blamed, but is it the only factor?
At gas stations, there’s fuel rationing and hours-long lineups. At the supermarket, there’s sometimes no milk or meat, and warnings that Christmas turkeys may be unavailable – along with Christmas trees and many popular toys. Building materials are so scarce that construction sites have shut down.
Filth spewing into a picturesque stretch of U.K. coastline is far from the image of post-Brexit Britain that Boris Johnson wants to portray.
Brexit-backing Wetherspoon has become the latest business to be hit by supply chain issues as the pub giant faces shortages of popular beer brands.
Bonfire Night at risk as fireworks hit by Brexit supply issues with predictions of 70 per cent fall in stock
22/09/2021
Prices of fireworks are predicted to rise as supply shortages start to bite.