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Calls grow for system overhaul as Government relaxes visa requirements for another sector
Today the government has relaxed visa requirements for overseas builders, carpenters and people working in the fishing industry amid widespread labour shortages prompting calls for a system overhaul.
Industry voices called to give evidence in first economy-wide consultation of post-Brexit trading arrangements
In a UK first, an economy-wide consultation has been launched to gather evidence on the biggest issues facing all industries in the post-Brexit landscape and as the UK Government negotiates new trade agreements.
UK needs immigration pragmatism as new research shows Brexit premium on food
Responding to new LSE research which suggests that Brexit has added £210 to the average annual food bill since 2020, Hilary Benn MP, Co-Convenor of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said:
MPs call for Home Office action to ease Brexit pain for musicians and travel industry
MPs have written to the Home Secretary calling for action to support struggling musicians and travel industry
Commission secures action for farmers but comprehensive plan needed
The Environment Secretary, George Eustice has unveiled a new route for 10,000 farming workers to come to the UK following pressure from the UK Trade and Business Commission.
Government accused of economic mismanagement and snobbery over new visa scheme
The government will give preferential treatment to visa applicants who have graduated from the world’s top 50 universities, regardless of the labour needs of the UK
Brexit disruption to clinical trials a matter of ‘life or death’ for British patients
Research experts and charities working with people with serious and often terminal illnesses have said that delays to research and clinical trials from Brexit could mean the difference between ‘life or death’ for patients.
Brexit is hitting jobs for young Brits and pandemic recovery says travel industry
At a session of the UK Trade and Business Commission today, travel industry leaders have warned that the future of the UK outbound travel sector is at risk if the Government fails to agree a Youth Mobility Visa with EU partners enabling young people to develop the skills and experience needed for the industry in the coming years.