Supply Chain Crisis Threatens to Derail UK Recovery Says Business Group

Supply Chain Crisis Threatens to Derail UK Recovery Says Business Group
Empty shelves in retailer Lidl in Wolverton, Milton Keynes, UK, on July 22, 2021. Courtesy of Twitter @Gramblera/Screenshot by PA
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The UK is set to see a sharp slowdown in economic growth as the mounting supply chain crisis and staff shortages threaten to derail Britain’s recovery, according to a major business group.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) warned there was also a “real danger” the government’s health and social care levy could further stifle the economic bounce-back from the pandemic.