Britain has deployed its army to restore fuel supplies across the nation after panic-buyers raced to forecourts to fill their cars over the past 10 days, leading to lengthy lines at gas stations and shortages across the country. Around 200 service members are being drafted from the army and Royal Air Force as part of Operation Escalin—reportedly an existing plan to draft military drivers to deliver fuel to petrol stations in case it was needed after Brexit—and will deliver gasoline from depots to gas stations. Ministers had previously said they had no plans to draft in assistance from the army, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson was reportedly triggered to execute the operation amid mounting pressure to solve the shortages of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers and other labor shortages that have impacted the fuel supply chain. British military personnel arrived in combat gear on Monday at gas stations across Britain, of which at least two dozen are …