UK cabinet split over solution to lorry driver shortage

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : "I've seen people point to Brexit as the culprit here; in fact, they are wrong," he said.
54% : Another senior government source said some ministers appeared to be keen at all costs to avoid the perception that Brexit was to blame for the shortage, accounting for its reluctance to relax immigration rules.
54% : Asked about the role of Brexit in the driver crisis, he said EU countries such as Poland and Germany had "very large and even larger" shortages.
53% : "Because of Brexit, I've been able to change the law and alter the way our driving tests are taken in a way I could not have done if we were still part of the EU.
52% : Kwarteng is understood to believe that oil companies should be paying their drivers more and offering better working conditions, rather than the UK seeking to recruit from abroad.
43% : Brexit has actually provided part of the solution."

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