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Some 200 soldiers will be deployed in the United Kingdom from Monday to ensure supplies of fuel to the filling stations. The British government announced this on Friday evening.

Source: BELGIAN

The United Kingdom is struggling with a shortage of truck drivers as a result of the corona pandemic and Brexit. As a result, the filling stations are not replenished in time, which leads to long queues.

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Nearly 200 soldiers, including 100 drivers, will be deployed from Monday to provide temporary support. At the same time, it announced that it would allow up to 300 foreign truck drivers to work in the United Kingdom with immediate effect until the end of March 2022.

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