LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson put British army troops "on standby" to work as truck drivers to haul fuel to gas stations where supplies have been emptied by panic buying and labor shortfalls — not to mention Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
British troops on standby as truck driver crisis deepens, and people ‘panic-buy’ fuel
By Karla Adam
and September 28, 2021 at 9:50 a.m. EDT