Every household hit with Christmas present warning as government minister says 'it's not in our hands'

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Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing The Government has failed to guarantee that there will be enough lorries on the UK's roads this Christmas to deliver presents in time and make sure supermarket shelves are not empty.

On Monday, the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told the Commons it was "not in the hands" of the Government to make the guarantee as he answered questions on the HGV staff shortage.

He also told MPs that Brexit has nothing to do with the driver shortage, instead insisting that the pandemic is the "number one cause" for the shortfall of 90,000 drivers across the nation. READ MORE: Key announcements Boris Johnson is set to make today in winter Covid plan In the Commons on