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re: Here Comes The Cavalry-ARMY to Drive Fuel Tankers to Save Christmas
Desperate Bid to End Petrol Crisis With Army Delivering Fuel From Monday
WARNING That Fuel SHORTAGES Will Continue GLOBALLY
Ministers have triggered Operation Escalin, with 200 military personnel to fill "critical vacancies" and get petrol to the pumps
Daily Mirror 2 OCT 2021.
Soldiers will start delivering petrol to forecourts from Monday as ministers scramble to end the fuel crisis gripping Britain.
Around 200 military personnel – including 100 HGV drivers – will be trained at haulier sites to get more petrol to the pumps as part of the Ministry of Defence's Operation Escalin.
Troops have been called on despite Boris Johnson announcing a three-month visa scheme that lets foreign lorry drivers work in the UK in the three months up to Christmas.
It comes amid the spectre of empty supermarket shelves, closed garages and fears Christmas will be ruined due to the supply chain emergency.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, said: “Across the weekend over 200 military personnel will have been mobilised as part of Operation Escalin.
“While the situation is stabilising, our Armed Forces are there to fill in any critical vacancies and help keep the country on the move by supporting the industry to deliver fuel to forecourts.”
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