Staff shortages in the UK caused by Brexit has forced the partial closure of Nando’s with warnings from poultry producers that the serious lack of workers means many households may have to go without traditional turkeys for Christmas. The British Poultry Council’s (BPC) chief executive Richard Griffiths said it is still waiting for a reply […]
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The government’s new immigration policy has been condemned as “toxic” and “xenophobic” with business set to be hit hard by plans that “spell absolute disaster” for Britain’s care system. Home secretary Priti Patel defended the new policy that is designed to cut numbers of low-skilled migrants coming to post-Brexit Britain from the start of next […]
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As the government continues to define its post-Brexit immigration rules, a report has recommended lowering the wage threshold for migrant workers. Up until now, the threshold was at £30’000, but experts have stressed that reducing it to £25’600 could boost the British economy. The limits apply to migrant workers who come to the UK with […]
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The government has lost five votes on amendments to the withdrawal agreement bill. Among them, an amendment to the rights enjoyed by child refugees in the UK, post-Brexit. Labour peer, Alf Dubs, who arrived as a child refugee in the UK during the second world war, proposed the amendment which would restore the rights to […]
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The prime minister has told African leaders there will not be “single penny more” of UK taxpayers’ money spent on coal mining or coal powered energy stations. Boris Johnson also said an overhaul to the immigration system post-Brexit will “put people before passports” and ability before country of origin, in a bid to attract talented […]
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