Tesco warns UK government of panic buying fears amid delivery driver shortfall

A delivery lorry outside a Tesco Express store in central London. The supermarket has told Government officials that it has fears of potential panic buying before Christmas (Yui Mok/PA)

Tesco has warned the British government that it has a shortfall of 800 drivers and is concerned about panic buying in the run-up to Christmas if the nationwide HGV crisis is not addressed.

The UK’s largest supermarket also called on the government to temporarily make it easier to bring in workers from abroad to ease the issue.