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Please urgently add HGV lorry drivers to the Skilled Worker Visa list.

Some of our best known supermarkets and high street chains are running low on the produce we need - we need more drivers delivering to get the supply chain moving again, especially with Christmas around the corner.

Why is this important?

One supermarket boss says it's the worst food shortage he's ever seen. And others are warning of shortages over Christmas. People across the country are struggling to buy some of the basics.

Why? There just aren't enough drivers in the UK to get food into the shops. And unless urgent action is taken, the problem could last well into next year.

There's an immediate solution to this problem: the government can increase the number of temporary visas available for HGV drivers, so companies across the UK can hire enough people to fix the supply chain issues - and fill our supermarket shelves again.

The government is already feeling the heat from supermarket bosses, who want them to act. What's missing is proof that we - consumers - also want the government to fix this, and fast.

With news that high street chains like Greggs, Costa and other chains are feeling the effect, this is all over the headlines. A huge petition will show the public wants action now.

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