Won't pull immigration lever to fix fuel crisis, says Boris Johnson

British PM doesn't want to raise taxes again if possible

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would not return to “uncontrolled immigration” to solve fuel, gas and Christmas food crises, suggesting such strains were part of a period of post-Brexit adjustment.
 
At the start of his Conservative Party’s conference, Johnson was again forced to defend his government against complaints from those unable to get petrol for their cars, retailers warning of Christmas shortages, and gas companies struggling with a spike in wholesale prices.
 
The British leader had wanted to use the conference to turn the page on more than 18 months of Covid-19 and to