Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Rishi Sunak has said he cannot 'wave a magic wand' to make supply chain problems go away as industry leaders have warned there will be gaps on supermarket shelves this Christmas.
The Chancellor admitted there is disruption and did not rule out the festive holiday being affected, but said the government will do all it can to “mitigate” global supply issues.
His comments come as around 200 military personnel – half of them drivers – are being deployed to the roads for the first time to help deliver petrol to garages. READ MORE:MP calls for action to stop Oldham's streets becoming 'saturated' with HMOs Around 22 per cent of filling stations in London
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk