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Iain Duncan Smith fought ‘not Brexit’s fault’ corner – these comments drained his tank dry
"You've been in power for 11 years & have had 5 years to prepare for Brexit - this is ALL on YOU," wrote one Twitter user.
‘Great deal’ – hilarious letter inviting EU lorry drivers to UK goes viral
“If you help bail us out of this sh*t show we created for ourselves, you can have a TEMPORARY VISA for FREE," the letter read.
‘You are on your own now’ – EU lorry drivers react to pleas for them to return to UK
“Drivers shortage is just the beginning, the warehouse operators will be the next to leave.”
Fury as BBC boss gets eye-watering pay rise after over-75s lose free TV licences
The move "will rub salt in the wound" of those facing the new charge, Dennis Reed said.
Petrol crisis: ‘Panic-buying idiots have lost me income’, says self-employed electrician
One worker has said people panic-buying have “directly taken food off the table” of his wife and son, as many struggled to commute without any fuel.
John Redwood’s ‘parody’ solution to HGV driver shortage lampooned online
"Sometimes I wonder if the character of John Redwood is a truly dedicated man creating one of the longest lasting pieces of performance art ever," wrote one Twitter user.
Watch: Hilarious petrol panic song goes viral
"Britain's panic buying/ petrol pumps are dying/ Said Brexit would be fine and turns out they were lying."
Supermarket petrol station is now only allowing emergency service workers to get fuel
Thousands of petrol stations have run out of fuel with motorists facing long queues and panic buying.
‘Absolutely grim’: Govt to lower salary level at which graduates start repaying loans
“Increasing NI and now this. Coupled with spiralling inflation and unaffordable housing. Attacking the younger generations because they’re too scared to tax their donors.”