After David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham claimed Brexit was the reason for the fuel shortages across the country, Mr Daubney issued a furious attack against the Shadow Justice Secretary.... Mr Lammy revealed he experienced a two-hour queue for petrol on September 26.... He said:" My wife and I drove 5 miles and queued for 2 hours to get petrol at 6.30 this morning." I pray for emergency workers and those who need fuel in the days ahead." This is on you Boris Johnson and your vacuous Brexit d

The Prime Minister accepted how “ frustrating and infuriating ” the shortages have been, but stressed “ supplies are coming back ”.... He said: “ I want to say first of all how much I sympathise with people who have been worried about their journeys.... “ Worried about whether they’ll be able to use their cars in a normal way to see their loved ones or whatever it is, and I know how frustrating and infuriating it must have been to worry about a shortage of petrol or fuel." We now are starting

The Earl and Countess of Wessex are set to travel to Antigua and Barbuda amid warnings from the island to avoid “ phoney sanctimony ” over slavery. Edward and Sophie have a full day of engagements planned for Monday’s visit, including a trip to the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium where they will meet former West Indies cricketers. Prior to their Caribbean tour, the country’s Reparations Support Commission penned an open letter to the couple saying: “ For us, they are the source of genocide and of co

The “ Wild West ” lights display, which has remained unchanged since the Sixties, portrays six men wearing headdresses and dancing around a totem pole.... The depiction of the Native Americans has outraged two members of the Chickasaw Nation tribe who wrote a letter of complaint to Blackpool council. They suggested that the lights paint the Lancashire seaside resort" as a community that supports racism and discrimination ”, Lancs Live reported. The letter added that such “ caricatures ” can “ r

“ In September, Pakistan will have the highest textile orders of 2021, ” says Khurrum Mukhtar, Patron in Chief of the Pakistan Textile Exporters Association while explaining that the shipping backlog in the United States is delaying placement of further orders.... However, a range of trade levers may be used to pressurise Pakistan.... Levers of the West “ The US is not likely to take a knee-jerk reaction to the events in Afghanistan nor will GSP plus be impacted, ” says Ehsan Malik, CEO of the

Planned operations and outpatient appointments have been cancelled at the hospital in Redhill.... A hospital spokesman insisted the issue is not related to the fuel crisis or any significant increase in Covid cases.... But he said the hospital is facing unprecedented demand for its services.On Tuesday, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust( Sash), which runs the hospital, urged people to" think" before going to its accident and emergency department.It said:" Sash is really busy at the moment.

Kent Police have been forced to act with a group of protesters blocking the roundabout at Junction 3 of the M25( Swanley Interchange).... They warned drivers of delays as they remove the protesters and reopen the roundabout.... " If they wanna protest that's completely fine, but maybe not on a main road?...

The Earl and Countess of Wessex have continued onto the second leg of their Caribbean tour amid criticism for the Royal Family’s past comments on slavery. Edward and Sophie received their second red carpet and guard of honour welcome of their tour after landing in St Vincent and the Grenadines, as scouts, girl guides and cadets waved the national flag. Steel drums playing One Love by Bob Marley was the backdrop to the couple’s official welcome to the island. But the couple had received a warning

Other placards used in the protest included “ down with neo-colonialism ” and “ Britain your debt is outstanding ”.... We hope you will respect us by not repeating the mantra.... In September, newly-elected Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Philip J. Pierre reportedly called for slavery reparations demands to “ be treated with the seriousness and urgency it requires ”....

A rental car has been pictured with ‘Go Home’ graffiti on it in Tenerife ahead of protests this Saturday over the effects of mass tourism.... You don’t know if the person renting the car is a tourist or not.“ Car rental companies rent their cars to everyone.... Last week they accused regional politicians of ‘dirty tricks’ for accusing them of tourism-phobia. Half a dozen Canarians started an “ indefinite ” hunger strike on Friday by a church in the town of La Laguna in the north of Tenerife...