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Dairy farmers are binning milk because there are no lorry drivers
One firm warned the staffing crisis has made milk shortages over the next few weeks inevitable.
UK economy grinds to a halt
“The UK is the only one of the 10 biggest countries to see this happen, with Brexit exacerbating the decline.”
Wetherspoons hit by toast shortage as Brexit bites into supply chains
Spoons customers last week reported beer shortages at the Brexit-backing pub giant amid supply chain chaos.
Back-to-work perks: Firms offer cash and free meals to lure staff to office
PwC is offering each of its 22,000 UK workers an extra £1,000 to come into the office this month.
Full list of companies facing post-Brexit supply chain issues
In 2019 prominent Leave advocate Nigel Farage described warnings of supply chain issues as "utter tosh". Was it Project Fear, or Project Fact?
Brexit-caused food shortages noticed by 56 per cent of Britons, poll reveals
“Over 52 per cent. Is that the beginning of a national awakening?”
WATCH: Flashback to Nigel Farage dismissing Brexit food shortages as ‘utter tosh’
In a video from 2019, Farage says passionately that the food shortages threat is "Project Fear" and "should be utterly, completely, totally, disregarded.”
Major oil firm slammed after sending ‘thoughts and prayers’ to hurricane victims
One writer said on Twitter that the company “robbed humanity of a generation’s worth of time to reverse climate change”.
Food price rises ‘imminent’ because of Brexit shortages, industry warns
One industry representative said there are 500,000 vacancies across the supply chain, which means Brits should expect food prices to increase.