Cancer patients have had vital appointments delayed owing to the fuel crisis, it has emerged, following calls for NHS staff to be given priority at petrol stations . Hospitals said there was not enough fuel to bring patients in for consultations after petrol pumps ran dry, motorists continued to queue for hours to fill up their cars, and one driver was filmed threatening a fellow motorist with a knife. Ministers on Tuesday night formally approved plans to bring in the Army following days of chaos, with around 150 military drivers expected to be ready to drive fuel trucks to gas stations across the country within days. Boris Johnson, breaking his days-long silence on the crisis, has moved to calm fears by saying there were signs the worst was over, and insisting that plans were in place to ensure there were no shortages at Christmas. Situation stabilising, says PM “On the forecourts, the situation is stabilising and people should be confident and just go about their business in the normal way,” the Prime Minister said. He added that moves were already being taken to ensure that supplies would not be squeezed in the run-up to Christmas after concerns of empty shelves… Read full this story
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