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Groundhog Xmas? PM battling to save Christmas and everyone is saying same thing

"That's Christmas f*cked again then," said one frank social media user.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2021-09-29 10:29
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Have you got any petrol? Are your benefits going down? Are you going to be slapped with tax hikes?

Well if so you must live in the UK. The sick non-gendered person of Europe.

Could it get any worse?

Well sadly yes Boris Johnson has vowed to save Xmas…again. It worked so well last time of course.

On that noet maybe we will use Xmas trees for firewood this year, but then how would they even get delivered to your local outlet, if there is no fuel. I can’t even go there today, sorry.

MAIL: Boris in a battle to save Xmas #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/BsH47hwFAl

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 28, 2021

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Troops will begin training to help deliver petrol supplies as Boris Johnson said he was making preparations to deal with potential problems until “Christmas and beyond”.

The Prime Minister said the situation on the filling station forecourts is “stabilising” as he urged motorists to go about their business in the normal way.

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A decision to put 150 military drivers on standby has been formally approved, meaning they can begin training in case they are required.

Mr Johnson rejected calls for healthcare staff and other workers to be given priority access to fuel, suggesting it was unnecessary given the easing of the situation.

After the Government announced it would be issuing 5,000 temporary visas to foreign lorry drivers to alleviate the shortages which led to the crisis, he also dismissed demands for more overseas workers to be admitted.

“What I don’t think people in this country want to do is fix all our problems with uncontrolled immigration,” he said.

His comments came after Transport Secretary Grant Shapps acknowledged that Brexit, which cut off the supply of drivers from the EU, had been a “factor” in the crisis.

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It appears it isn’t just me who has a strong sense of déjà vu about Xmas being ‘saved,’ by saved it means cancelled…

1.

You sure this isn’t #LastYearsPapersToday? https://t.co/56YX2VEWV3

— Dr Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) September 28, 2021

2.

That's Christmas fucked again then. https://t.co/HibIylo6yw

— Mike Holden 💙 (@MikeHolden42) September 28, 2021

3.

Hahahaha!!
Groundhog Day.
But with no groundhogs. And no turkey either.https://t.co/aXRe79KEGi

— Stephen McGann💙 (@StephenMcGann) September 20, 2021

4.

Spends a lot of time trying to save Christmas doesn’t he? Like a shit John McClane

— Richard Buxton (@RichardBuxton_) September 28, 2021

5.

Heroic Boris Johnson, fighting the good fight against… er… Boris Johnson. https://t.co/6K750n3hG7

— The Masked Knight (@CityJohn) September 28, 2021

6.

oh good because saving Christmas went so smashingly last year https://t.co/ZGloWE70GO

— gabyhinsliff (@gabyhinsliff) September 28, 2021

7.

To lose one Christmas, Mr Johnson, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness. https://t.co/pa3J3abbBv

— Declan Cashin (@Tweet_Dec) September 28, 2021

8.

The battle to save Christmas comes round earlier every year pic.twitter.com/VJU7uHnDHv

— •𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔• (@agirlcalledlina) September 28, 2021

9.

Last 🌲 year 🌲 when 🌲 he 🌲 ‘saved’ 🌲 Christmas 🌲 tens 🌲 of 🌲 thousands 🌲 died 🌲 so🌲 maybe🌲 let’s🌲 not 🌲 do🌲 that🌲 again 🌲 https://t.co/2QYE6jcOLZ

— tom jamieson (@jamiesont) September 28, 2021

10.

Johnson trying and failing to save Xmas is replacing the NHS winter crisis as an annual event. And the reason the NHS winter crisis has gone is because it has become an all year event thanks to austerity and incompetence of the highest order https://t.co/RxtzzaB6KA

— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) September 29, 2021

11.

Tim Allen hasn’t had to save Christmas this many times https://t.co/QKV7xtGLhg

— Jeremy Robson (@jezrobson) September 29, 2021

12.

The. Daily. Mail. Campaigned. For. Literally. This.

They won. They got what they wanted. WHY are they STILL moaning? https://t.co/fhe7DnHUU0

— SKZ (@SKZComics) September 29, 2021

Related: Boris announces ‘galactic Britain’ amid pandemonium at the pumps

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