Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 25 September 2021

The Week’s daily digest of the news agenda, published at 8am

1. Visa scheme to ease fuel crisis

Ministers are planning a visa scheme to make it easier for foreign lorry drivers to come to the UK. Any changes to immigration rules will be temporary, with a cap on the number of workers allowed to enter the UK. The BBC said it is estimated that the UK is short of about 100,000 HGV drivers - with existing shortages being exacerbated by the pandemic and Brexit. A number of petrol stations have closed due to a lack of tanker drivers.

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