City UK and EEF claim Brexit will make it far harder for Britain to recruit skilled workers from overseas Steve Parsons/PATwo leading business lobby groups have urged the government to reform immigration rules amid growing fears that Britain will lose its competitive edge after Brexit. The demands increase calls from industry bodies for clarification about how immigration policy should be shaped. The City UK, which lobbies for financial and professional services firms, and EEF, an organisation representing manufacturers, have warned Theresa May that Britain’s key industries face a “recruitment crunch” after Britain leaves the European Union. Both groups believe that Brexit will restrict their access to skilled workers from European countries and will deter non-European citizens from applying to work in the UK. In a report that is being handed to the Home Office today, The City UK said that the cost for businesses to…

Source: The Times May 20, 2018 23:01 UTC