Shoppers could face "some issues" getting all the presents on their Christmas list this year, according to Downing Street. It comes as the Prime Minister's Cabinet discussed the potential issues affecting the UK this winter - ranging from pressures on the NHS and the items that would actually appear on the festive dinner table.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said that the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Stephen Barclay, had told ministers the country faced a combination of the usual winter pressures and the pandemic. Read more: Mr Barclay, who is leading cross-government work on the issues, told ministers: “We face the dual challenge of managing the regular pressures the colder and wetter months can bring alongside the
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