Keir Starmer admits Brexit is not to blame for fuel crisis

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SIR Keir Starmer admitted that Brexit IS NOT the root of the current fuel crisis – moments before blaming the shortage of truckers on the leave vote.

The Labor leader said one of the reasons for the chaos crippling gas pumps was the government’s failure to come up with a plan after the referendum.

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Keir Starmer at the Labor Party Conference in Brighton

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The oil crisis causes nightmares at the pumpsCredit: Alamy

Ministers insist Brexit is not the problem, but point to a global shortage of truck drivers, although they have relaxed travel rules to allow 5,000 foreign workers to fill the shortage.

The military is also on standby and training in case it is called upon to take the wheel.

Boris Johnson also said today that details of a private meeting of oil suppliers have been leaked and have fueled panic buying on the forecourt.

Sir Keir – who rose through the party ranks as remaining enthusiastic – blamed the woes on a lack of planning after the 2016 referendum.

Speaking to Channel 5 News at the Labor Conference in Brighton, he said: “I wouldn’t say Brexit is to blame.

“What I would say is that it was inevitable when leaving the EU that you needed a plan to deal with drivers.

“It’s obvious that you voted to Stay or Go, and we made that decision years ago.

“And here we are with a driver shortage that was quite predictable and predictable – and the government has no plan.

But later, speaking to Sky News, Sir Keir said: What is the sole cause of this problem?

“The government has known for some time that there are consequences to our leaving the EU, including the truck drivers.”

Labor is asking key workers for priority access to gas stations.

Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps said there were signs supplies were returning to normal and are expected to normalize in the coming days.

The desperate race for gasoline saw huge queues, motorists filling water bottles and even brawls on the forecourt.

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