European Commissioner for the Domestic Market Affairs of EU Thierry Breton explained that the “catastrophe” in the UK is associated with Brexit, reports Reuters.
Breton called what is happening in Britain a real drama. “Look, what happens on the shelves of supermarkets, with gas stations, with a lack of nurses and doctors, truck drivers, in the construction sector,” said Breton.
Great Britain officially left the European Union on February 1, 2020. Many labor migrants had to leave the country after Brexit. According to the study of the Consulting company BDO, 38 percent of British companies remained without foreign workers. The main problem was the shortage of drivers, which led to the supply failures. Due to the lack of logistics workers, put fuel to filling stations and products in the shops was no one. To deliver gasoline to the gas station, the government had to attract the army.
According to the report of the National Statistical Service, 23 percent of citizens declared that they could not buy products, and 15 percent faced difficulties when trying to purchase fuel. At the same time, 61 percent reported a change in consumer habits due to the lack of necessary goods in stores and the inability to find them replacement.
In addition, there are not enough butchers in Britain and poultry farm, because after Brexit many workers did not return to the country due to visa difficulties and the coronavirus pandemic. The enterprises of the country’s meat processing industry stated that they would have to destroy livestock due to the shortage of personnel. Also on the background of Brexit, the lack of raw materials and the increase in prices for it there was a decline in the construction sector. The production of the country as a whole did not grow due to the shortage of personnel.