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Government minister 'confident' there won't be a toy shortage this Christmas - after shipping boss urges people to plan ahead

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People will be able to buy toys at Christmas despite concerns over stock shortages and price rises, a government minister has said.

Co-chairman of the Conservative Party Oliver Dowden insisted the government was 'working through' supply chain issues caused by a shortage of lorry drivers amid a build-up of cargo at UK ports.

On Tuesday, it emerged shipping giant Maersk was diverting vessels away from Felixstowe, the UK's biggest commercial shipping port, and re-routing them to elsewhere in Europe before using smaller vessels to finally get deliveries to the UK. READ MORE: Keir Starmer says HGV driver chaos was 'absolutely predictable' as he gets behind the wheel of 'big beast' lorry Peter Wilson, managing director at Cory Brothers

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