Sign up to Postcards from the North - a newsletter from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams More than 10,000 foreign workers will be handed temporary UK visas as the government attempts to shore up supply chain issues in the run up to Christmas.
The temporary scheme will cover 5,000 HGV drivers and 5,500 poultry workers - offering them employment in the UK until Christmas Eve.
It is a bid to keep supermarket shelves stocked with turkeys and toys, and counter delivery difficulties at petrol stations. READ MORE:'If I don't get fuel, I don't get paid' - Another day of disruption as drivers flock back to petrol pumps Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the changes, with the visas available from next month, would “ensure preparations
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