The centre-left politician in pole position to replace Angela Merkel as German chancellor has pinpointed the decision to end freedom of movement with Europe after Brexit as the reason for Britain’s petrol crisis, The Guardian writes.

Boris Johnson will consider emergency plans to draft in hundreds of soldiers to deliver fuel to petrol stations, according to The Guardian newspaper. 

Foreign lorry drivers will be allowed back into Britain in an “extraordinary Brexit U-turn”, The Guardian says, reporting on the shortage of drivers that has seen some petrol stations forced to close.

The Guardian leads with increasing pressure on the government as a shortage of lorry drivers leads to problems delivering fuel.