‘Things could fall over’: businesses and public services on Starmer’s immigration crackdown

Social care, hospitality, health, universities and construction sectors raise questions over impact of planKeir Starmer’s blueprint for curbing immigration could exacerbate skills shortages in sectors that would “fall over” without immigrant labour, the prime minister has been told.Starmer said that businesses in particular had become “almost addicted to importing cheap labour” rather than investing in UK talent. Continue reading...

May 12, 2025 - 18:16
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‘Things could fall over’: businesses and public services on Starmer’s immigration crackdown

Social care, hospitality, health, universities and construction sectors raise questions over impact of plan

Keir Starmer’s blueprint for curbing immigration could exacerbate skills shortages in sectors that would “fall over” without immigrant labour, the prime minister has been told.

Starmer said that businesses in particular had become “almost addicted to importing cheap labour” rather than investing in UK talent. Continue reading...