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A strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel has blocked train travel between Britain and France, leaving thousands of pre-Christmas travellers as well as freight traffic stranded. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attend a roundtable discussion at the Elysee Palace with business leaders from both countries during a summit between Paris and London. (COMPLETES VIDI33AW8N9_EN and VIDI33AW9B7_EN) IMAGES
Speaking at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference, Labour leader Keir Starmer says the "days when low pay and cheap labour are part of the British way on growth must end". Starmer urges his audience of business owners and industry figures to begin weaning the "British economy off its immigration dependency" as he set out his party's vision for the country's economic future. SOUNDBITE
London, Oct 5 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Andy Rain) The British Government has received only 127 visa applications for carriers, out of a total of 300 that it offered with immediate effect to face the shortage petrol stations, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday.FOOTAGE OF A CLOSED PETROL STATION IN LONDON.
London, Oct 4 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Facundo Arrizabalaga) Around 200 British Army troops began distributing fuel to petrol stations in the United Kingdom on Monday amid a shortage of lorry drivers that has strained supply chains in the country.The UK’s current dearth of drivers of around 100,000 workers has contributed to the shortages in its grocery stores and fuel pumps.FOOTAGE OF QUEUES AT LONDON PETROL STATIONS.
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