against a top huawei executive, allowing her to return home to china. meng wanzhou has been fighting extradition from canada to the us on charges of financial impropriety for nearly three years. german political parties are holding their final rallies ahead of sunday's elections in which a successor to angela merkel will be chosen. the chancellor herself urged voters to choose her conservative alliance to "keep germany stable". tens of thousands of people have marched in global cities calling for greater action on climate change. swedish activist greta thunberg told crowds in berlin that no political party there was doing enough. president biden has been meeting the leaders of india, australia and japan at the white house. the so—called quad group is seen as part of an american effort to counter china's growing influence.

hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are faiza shaheen, political commentator and former labour parliamentary candidate and nonresident fellow at new york university. and also with me is rob merrick, who's deputy political editor at the independent. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the daily mail's front page reflects that motorists panic—buying fuel brought much of britain to a standstill today. the times reports the country faced chaotic scenes today with four—hour queues at the borders and protests that blocked the port of dover. it may only be approaching the end of september, but the daily mirror says britain faces a festive crisis in shops due to the shortage of hgv drivers. according to the financial times, borisjohnson has bowed to months of pressure from business by authorising a temporary visa scheme covering up to 10,000 foreign workers to ease a shortage of lorry

drivers that has caused widespread disruption. the daily telegraph reports up to 5000 temporary visas are expected to be granted for hgv drivers, while the i says the mod is on standby to send troops to fuel depots if needed. and the daily star carries a picture that many of us may be familiar with. grumpy pumping it says with a long line of cars in view. so, let's begin. let's start if we can with the daily mail. the one to kick us off for this one and see where we get to on this? the daily mail once a panic for its front page and look like it has got one. for its front page and look like it has got one-— for its front page and look like it has~otone. a , has got one. across the papers there is a real focus _ has got one. across the papers there is a real focus on _ has got one. across the papers there is a real focus on this _ has got one. across the papers there is a real focus on this intensifying - is a real focus on this intensifying supply chain crisis driven by the

lack of lorry drivers, especially with petrol because of the extra licence needed to carry hazardous material. and what the daily mail have gone in for is really how this crisis has been made worse because of panic and there are some stories reporting of three cars involved in a car crash when tempers flared, people kind of shouting at each other, the way in which this is having spill—over effects and repercussions. as people panic and that of course makes things much more difficult. the government has gone out and said there is not a shortage of fuel, please don't panic but that is not what we are seeing play out at the stations and people will find that over the weekend. it will find that over the weekend. it sort of reminds me a little bit of some of the scenes we saw back in 2000 with the strike back then, and it was fair to say at the time and there was quite a lot of panic in downing street then. is there a sense of political panic is well over this? i sense of political panic is well over this?— sense of political panic is well over this? ~ , ., , , over this? i think it is undoubtedly buildinu.

over this? i think it is undoubtedly building- we _ over this? i think it is undoubtedly building. we know— over this? i think it is undoubtedly building. we know they _ over this? i think it is undoubtedly building. we know they have - over this? i think it is undoubtedly building. we know they have had i over this? i think it is undoubtedly. building. we know they have had to make _ building. we know they have had to make this _ building. we know they have had to make this huge u—turn on visas tonight— make this huge u—turn on visas tonight and they were desperate not tonight and they were desperate not to do so _ tonight and they were desperate not to do so i_ tonight and they were desperate not to do so. i think that shows the extent— to do so. i think that shows the extent of— to do so. i think that shows the extent of the worry there is, but of course _ extent of the worry there is, but of course they— extent of the worry there is, but of course they have got so many things to worry _ course they have got so many things to worry about and we were talking about _ to worry about and we were talking about what happens in the petrol fork or— about what happens in the petrol fork or a — about what happens in the petrol fork or a couple of years ago and whether— fork or a couple of years ago and whether it — fork or a couple of years ago and whether it was frozen food would be getting _ whether it was frozen food would be getting gas to sale shelves and before — getting gas to sale shelves and before that it was gas prices, the list is _ before that it was gas prices, the list is never— before that it was gas prices, the list is never ending. we are heading for him _ list is never ending. we are heading for him when people see as a winter of discontent, a real cost of living crisis _ of discontent, a real cost of living crisis that — of discontent, a real cost of living crisis that is — of discontent, a real cost of living crisis that is going to affect huge numbers— crisis that is going to affect huge numbers of people and that would be creating _ numbers of people and that would be creating enormous headaches at number— creating enormous headaches at number ten. creating enormous headaches at number ten-— creating enormous headaches at number ten. going to the front of the i and an _ number ten. going to the front of the i and an interesting _ number ten. going to the front of the i and an interesting line - number ten. going to the front of the i and an interesting line in - the i and an interesting line in this, particularly which my eye is drawn to, group imposes £30 limit on fuel after demand unprecedented. we were so this is temporary and only affecting a very tiny number of four courts, on the actual numbers are

talked about was less than 100 actually closer on the uk in the last couple of days. that is quite striking of a headline there. yes. striking of a headline there. yes, it is i striking of a headline there. yes, it is i suppose — striking of a headline there. yes, it is i suppose it _ striking of a headline there. yes, it is i suppose it is _ striking of a headline there. yes, it is i suppose it is a _ striking of a headline there. yes, it is i suppose it is a sign - striking of a headline there. yes, it is i suppose it is a sign we - it is i suppose it is a sign we don't — it is i suppose it is a sign we don't know— it is i suppose it is a sign we don't know where this is going. the headline _ don't know where this is going. the headline panic at the pumps is irresistible. you mentioned it with the fuel— irresistible. you mentioned it with the fuel protests in 2000 and you recall— the fuel protests in 2000 and you recall is— the fuel protests in 2000 and you recall is i— the fuel protests in 2000 and you recall is i do we are nowhere near on the _ recall is i do we are nowhere near on the scale — recall is i do we are nowhere near on the scale of that yet. i think most _ on the scale of that yet. i think most people are behaving rationally rather— most people are behaving rationally rather than panic in a suitable seeing — rather than panic in a suitable seeing people taking jerry cabs to the four— seeing people taking jerry cabs to the four courts and i guess that is when _ the four courts and i guess that is when is _ the four courts and i guess that is when is proper fabric but to know we'll— when is proper fabric but to know we'll go— when is proper fabric but to know we'll go in— when is proper fabric but to know we'll go in the days to come. i can see one _ we'll go in the days to come. i can see one mp— we'll go in the days to come. i can see one mp advocating a £30 cap on sales _ see one mp advocating a £30 cap on sales he _ see one mp advocating a £30 cap on sales he is— see one mp advocating a £30 cap on sales. he is very well represented figure _ sales. he is very well represented figure and — sales. he is very well represented figure and that opinion may will grow _ figure and that opinion may will grow i— figure and that opinion may will grow. i guess panicking is something in the _ grow. i guess panicking is something in the i— grow. i guess panicking is something in the i of— grow. i guess panicking is something in the i of the beholder. you panic and maybe — in the i of the beholder. you panic and maybe she hordes a bit and i'm out till— and maybe she hordes a bit and i'm out till you — and maybe she hordes a bit and i'm out till you get a little bit of extra — out till you get a little bit of extra fuel.— out till you get a little bit of extra fuel. ~ , , ., , ., , extra fuel. absolutely. not be able to fill u- extra fuel. absolutely. not be able to fill up many _ extra fuel. absolutely. not be able to fill up many tanks _ extra fuel. absolutely. not be able to fill up many tanks with - extra fuel. absolutely. not be able to fill up many tanks with that, -

to fill up many tanks with that, would you do is make nobody would be able to do that really. let's look at that front page as well on the i. it's hard to imagine any politician in the uk taking on the drivers but even less so in the us. you in the uk taking on the drivers but even less so in the us.— even less so in the us. you can imaaine even less so in the us. you can imagine people _ even less so in the us. you can imagine people where - even less so in the us. you can imagine people where there - even less so in the us. you can imagine people where there is| even less so in the us. you can - imagine people where there is strong reliance on cars and driving so this situation will be worse in areas where there is less public transport. and so where there is so much reliance on cars we are going to see potentially more people worry because i don't have any other option apart from using their cars. and i think one of the things they point out here and this is really the management of this crisis in that's a big question here is this is a real test of this government was that one thing really striking to me is we have known for a while this is coming and industry experts in awarding government, so how has it gotten to this point where there is this panic? answer this weekend is this panic? answer this weekend is really critical in how the government manages this because it

is almost like it does not need to be this bad and as rob was saying, you can get into a spiral and start worrying and it's not unlike what happens with the toilet rolls for instance when covid—19 lockdown was imposed. so this really is a headache for them and this point hear about the breaks that you turn on visas, many questions are being raised by this and one of them will be how they will maintain micro to premises around immigration policy. i heard a conservative mp on the radio in the uk at time saying it was about taking back control it to get back control includes the ability to be able to kind of switch these things on and off, so i suppose they would put in that context but there is a bit more on this in the financial times and i wonder what you made of that because it sorta points out the difficult policy levers you can pull but as you said each of them has consequences of some political and some practical and some financial. absolutely. i think with visas you

have to listen to the industry experts people on the granite one of the things that they say is it's actually a gap of 100,000 lorry drivers and this is shane brandon, the head of the cold chain federation said it feels like too much of a white talker provides rather than a real solution. this is a short—term 5000 visas but there is a short—term 5000 visas but there is a question of when people will come and there is a question of if this is enough and we know the gap is so huge, there is a longer—term issue here of what has happened to the life of lorry drivers, much harder to take time off and very hard to have a family and long hours and very poor conditions and in the uk in terms of stopping and using bathrooms and apparently we are behind the rest of the world and the eu in terms of what the quality of driving for lorry drivers this is a short—term turnaround but it might

not be enough and it certainly is not be enough and it certainly is not going to be enough over the medium and long—term. this is a real problem that needs be solved. what problem that needs be solved. what do ou problem that needs be solved. what do you make — problem that needs be solved. what do you make of _ problem that needs be solved. what do you make of this? _ problem that needs be solved. what do you make of this? you mentioned they have done the visas and in the beginning of the day is that it listening to grant shafts on the radio like this is not what we are going to do immigrant to look at other things we don't think this is a solution and we are worried they are bringing in drivers it will undercut wages here etc. lo and behold they have done just that. does that suggest that actually the range of options is pretty narrow? i listen to him this morning as well and grant — listen to him this morning as well and grant is a highly intelligent man and — and grant is a highly intelligent man and also very affable company and he _ man and also very affable company and he will— man and also very affable company and he will know he was talking absolute — and he will know he was talking absolute great a nonsense this morning — absolute great a nonsense this morning and try to claim that brexit was a _ morning and try to claim that brexit was a solution to the crisis we are facing _ was a solution to the crisis we are facing and — was a solution to the crisis we are facing and not a major cause and perhaps— facing and not a major cause and perhaps the major cause of it. he was claiming that it would allow us to train— was claiming that it would allow us to train more lorry drivers as if we can do— to train more lorry drivers as if we can do that — to train more lorry drivers as if we can do that in the eu. the fact is of course — can do that in the eu. the fact is of course that tens of thousands of

lorry drivers left the country because _ lorry drivers left the country because of brexit and it made them so unwelcome and they are not able to come _ so unwelcome and they are not able to come back and we know that covid-i9 — to come back and we know that covid-i9 is _ to come back and we know that covid—19 is also involved in difficult _ covid—19 is also involved in difficult to say which is the major cause _ difficult to say which is the major cause but — difficult to say which is the major cause. but as grant claims brexit had another problem, while we are effectively — had another problem, while we are effectively restoring in the short term _ effectively restoring in the short term freedom of movement to lorry drivers— term freedom of movement to lorry drivers that — term freedom of movement to lorry drivers that we removed and claiming that it _ drivers that we removed and claiming that it is _ drivers that we removed and claiming that it is a _ drivers that we removed and claiming that it is a solution, the link is crystal— that it is a solution, the link is crystal clear. but i think she hit the nail— crystal clear. but i think she hit the nail in — crystal clear. but i think she hit the nail in the head that it is not clear— the nail in the head that it is not clear this — the nail in the head that it is not clear this is _ the nail in the head that it is not clear this is going to solve the problem — clear this is going to solve the problem and the numbers they seem to talk about— problem and the numbers they seem to talk about now is not clear that these _ talk about now is not clear that these lorry drivers are going to want _ these lorry drivers are going to want to— these lorry drivers are going to want to come back and as she was saying _ want to come back and as she was saying is— want to come back and as she was saying is not— want to come back and as she was saying is not clear what other policy — saying is not clear what other policy levers they will have. they made _ policy levers they will have. they made these adjustments to testing and of— made these adjustments to testing and of increasing number of tests and of increasing number of tests and they— and of increasing number of tests and they also have slackened the rules, _ and they also have slackened the rules, the — and they also have slackened the rules, the extent of the testing which _ rules, the extent of the testing which raises all sorts of questions on safety— which raises all sorts of questions on safety when we talk about any goods _ on safety when we talk about any goods driving around the country. after— goods driving around the country. after you've talked about those things. — after you've talked about those things. it — after you've talked about those things, it is not clear what other

policy— things, it is not clear what other policy levers they have got? down the street saying _ policy levers they have got? down the street saying looking - policy levers they have got? down the street saying looking at - policy levers they have got? dom the street saying looking at the very measures and any measure which is usually very strictly tyler did and we are moving to a high wage, high school economy and businesses need to adapt with more investment in recruitment and training to provide long—term resilience in other words it is over two industry to sort. we will help you out now but don't think this is going to be something that you can rely on. you use the word _ something that you can rely on. you use the word yourself long—term. we are not— use the word yourself long—term. we are not going to find trained to bring _ are not going to find trained to bring back into the profession tens of thousands of lorry drivers in the next few _ of thousands of lorry drivers in the next few weeks in that is ably not going _ next few weeks in that is ably not going to — next few weeks in that is ably not going to happen. while everybody now ithick— going to happen. while everybody now i thick agrees that we have to make this a _ i thick agrees that we have to make this a more — i thick agrees that we have to make this a more attractive profession in the years— this a more attractive profession in the years to — this a more attractive profession in the years to come, it is going to take _ the years to come, it is going to take a _ the years to come, it is going to take a long, long time and christmas is three _ take a long, long time and christmas is three months away. and i asked number— is three months away. and i asked number ten is three months away. and i asked numberten and boris is three months away. and i asked number ten and borisjohnson is three months away. and i asked number ten and boris johnson and is three months away. and i asked number ten and borisjohnson and his spokesman _ number ten and borisjohnson and his spokesman earlier we people have a normal— spokesman earlier we people have a normal christmas and he promised me they was— normal christmas and he promised me they was i_ normal christmas and he promised me they was i will be holding him to

that _ they was i will be holding him to that. . ~ they was i will be holding him to that. ., ,, ., , , they was i will be holding him to that. ., ~' ., , , ., they was i will be holding him to that. ., ,, .,, , ., that. taking rob ten days to save christmas- _ that. taking rob ten days to save christmas. which _ that. taking rob ten days to save christmas. which i— that. taking rob ten days to save christmas. which i suppose - that. taking rob ten days to save christmas. which i suppose is - that. taking rob ten days to save| christmas. which i suppose is the daily mirror version of a panic if you only have ten days to do it in. interested in this headline i don't know what you think but i seem to have seen a lot of christmas stuff already in the shop whether in the markets or other general stores and whether it is decorations or chocolates are all the rest. does not allow the christmas stock already in place? i not allow the christmas stock already in place?— not allow the christmas stock already in place? i mean i guess some of it _ already in place? i mean i guess some of it would _ already in place? i mean i guess some of it would be _ already in place? i mean i guess some of it would be in _ already in place? i mean i guess some of it would be in place - already in place? i mean i guess some of it would be in place but| already in place? i mean i guess i some of it would be in place but of course one of the questions has been about turkeys and we would not have turkeys yet for christmas and of course they are continually stalking more christmas going forward. so i think really linking this to a political crisis it's happening, so is this 5000 drivers a little sticky

plaster just to say we are really taking this seriously to try and send a signal to people that the government is going to have things sorted by christmas but it is doing something about and you talked about that not being enough but of course christmas seems a long time away in september. but what we have found is that four months people in the industry have been saying that we need to do something about this problem and now we are really at a critical point is this 10—day point is if they want to turn this around to get more lorry drivers and in time for when all of this needs to happen despite all the movement in november and december so this is a real crunch point and surely to say with boris johnson real crunch point and surely to say with borisjohnson and he is said that christmas will be normal, but he also said that about covid—19 and then there had to be another lock down. so this is again really looking like a government that is not managing the situation as

promising something that it cannot deliver and so there will be under a lot of pressure in the next couple of weeks to sort this out. to lot of pressure in the next couple of weeks to sort this out.- of weeks to sort this out. to give ou a of weeks to sort this out. to give you a chance _ of weeks to sort this out. to give you a chance to _ of weeks to sort this out. to give you a chance to come _ of weeks to sort this out. to give you a chance to come back - of weeks to sort this out. to give you a chance to come back on . of weeks to sort this out. to give | you a chance to come back on the of weeks to sort this out. to give i you a chance to come back on the in the mirror stuff but also the question that it plays into this whole debate about we are having about the just—in—time approach to sources of fresh and manufactured goods and problems they are having in some covid—19 related things like getting enough cardboard packaging thatis getting enough cardboard packaging that is affordable to put around things to bring in to the country. there is some sort of longer—term issues here that are going to have to be addressed somehow. i issues here that are going to have to be addressed somehow.- issues here that are going to have to be addressed somehow. i think it must be crystal _ to be addressed somehow. i think it must be crystal clear— to be addressed somehow. i think it must be crystal clear to _ to be addressed somehow. i think it must be crystal clear to everybody l must be crystal clear to everybody that the _ must be crystal clear to everybody that the just—in—time model does not work when _ that the just—in—time model does not work when we have severed our economic— work when we have severed our economic ties effectively with the european — economic ties effectively with the european union. and we pulled out of their economic block and within it we had _ their economic block and within it we had frictionless trade and just—in—time model seem to work. now we are _ just—in—time model seem to work. now we are out— just—in—time model seem to work. now we are out and it is not going to work— we are out and it is not going to work in — we are out and it is not going to work in the _ we are out and it is not going to work in the point is also worth

rendering _ work in the point is also worth rendering this is only going to get worse _ rendering this is only going to get worse and — rendering this is only going to get worse and possibly a lot worse because — worse and possibly a lot worse because we have yet to introduce the import— because we have yet to introduce the import controls, the proper control of borders— import controls, the proper control of borders that the brexiteers told us was _ of borders that the brexiteers told us was necessary and that is will be introduced — us was necessary and that is will be introduced and they backed away from it twice _ introduced and they backed away from it twice because they know the impact — it twice because they know the impact of— it twice because they know the impact of doing so would be even more _ impact of doing so would be even more disastrous for our supply chains — more disastrous for our supply chains if— more disastrous for our supply chains. if we ever do that, it is going — chains. if we ever do that, it is going to — chains. if we ever do that, it is going to get worse and we are going to have _ going to get worse and we are going to have to— going to get worse and we are going to have to come up with an entirely different— to have to come up with an entirely different model for supplying key products— different model for supplying key products because we are not going to be able _ products because we are not going to be able to— products because we are not going to be able to rely on this just—in—time model— be able to rely on this just—in—time model in— be able to rely on this just—in—time model in the — be able to rely on this just—in—time model in the future. we be able to rely on this 'ust-in-time model in the future._ be able to rely on this 'ust-in-time model in the future. we will go back to the front — model in the future. we will go back to the front page — model in the future. we will go back to the front page of— model in the future. we will go back to the front page of the _ model in the future. we will go back to the front page of the daily - to the front page of the daily mirror and struck by its lovely little picture ofjohn challis there, the star with the paper having interview this widow but said the other side of him as an actor, if you can come in to get a who story called the seas of dune from 1976 in which he placed a really terrified and sadistic hired killer and have to say in this reminder as

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