LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Solving Britain's dire shortage
of truck drivers needs government intervention, the boss of
supermarket group the Co-operative said on Thursday.
"This won't be solved in isolation, this is a global issue
where the supply chain has completely broken down," Chief
Executive Steve Murrells told Reuters on Thursday.
"You can't solve (a shortage of) 90,000 HGV drivers in
isolation, it needs a structural change," he said.
Murrells welcomed the announcement on Wednesday that
minister Michael Gove will lead the UK government's response to
the crisis and joined industry calls for HGV drivers to be added
to the shortage occupation list so foreign workers can plug the
gap.
Gove, previously the cabinet office minister, was moved to
be housing, communities and local government minister in Prime
Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet reshuffle.
(Reporting by Kate Holton)