Industry bodies slam post-Brexit migration recommendations

By Will Ing2018-09-18T15:20:00

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EU workers should get no special preference after Brexit, says government-commissioned report

Industry bodies have slammed a report by the migration advisory committee which said the UK should offer no preferential access to labourers from any country after Britain leaves the EU.

The proposals would rip-up the current migration regime whereby labourers from EU countries have a right to enter and seek work in the UK.

The migratory advisory committee, which was set up to advise ministers on a post-Brexit migration policy, suggests placing EU labourers on a par with workers from non-EU workers.

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