HGV driver shortages could ‘cancel’ Christmas, warns Iceland boss | The Guardian

Richard Walker urges UK government to relax immigration rules to ease shortfall of skilled staff

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The UK government must allow retailers to recruit HGV drivers from abroad to avoid a supply chain crisis that could ruin Christmas, a senior supermarket chain boss has warned.

Richard Walker, Iceland’s managing director, said the UK faced a shortage of 100,000 HGV drivers that was already causing 30-40 deliveries to its stores to be cancelled daily, and would upend plans to begin building Christmas stock from next month.

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