Fears pigs in blankets could be off the shelves this Christmas over supply shortage

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Christmas.The shortage of available workers from overseas looks set to ruin the festive season with many of our popular party foods expected to be hard to come by in the run-up to the big day on December 25.The British Meat Processors Association has revealed that the industry is missing some 15,000 workers in the wake of Brexit, forcing butchers to focus on the absolute basics and forget about then little extras that make Christmas special.A representative from the association said that there was a drive to recruit British workers but even with a boost to butchers’ wages – and therefore a sharp rise in meat prices – they were struggling to make up the numbers.A spokeswoman for the group told The Times: “We’ve been managing to keep food.