By Alan Travis The Guardian | 11 January 2017 Downing Street has moved to distance itself from a proposal by the immigration minister for a £1,000-a-year levy on every EU skilled worker recruited by British employers after Brexit. Robert Goodwill told peers that the “immigration skills levy” could be introduced for EU migrants and would […]
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From Farminguk | 13 February 2017 Labour and skills shortages are starting to bite in UK sectors which employ a high number of migrants, according new research. A survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development found that despite a near record number of vacancies, 748,000 according to the latest Office for National Statistics
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By Karla Adam | 8 January 2017 Washington Post LONDON — It is a quintessentially British scene: watching the annual Wimbledon tournament while munching on British strawberries and cream. But farmers here are warning that fruits and vegetables — including their beloved strawberries — could be left to rot in the fields this summer because
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