Boris Johnson tells BBC Breakfast that 127 fuel tanker drivers from the EU have applied to work in Britain under the government’s emergency scheme to tackle the petrol crisis. This means only a fraction of the 300 visas available for tanker drivers in the fuel industry are likely to be taken up, in a setback to efforts to replenish supplies. The Times reported that only 27 fuel tanker drivers had applied for the position, which the prime minister said was incorrect
