David Blunkett backs proposal for skilled migrants to train British workers

Ex-home secretary says work and teach' visa, which thinktank finds could help reduce public concerns about immigration, is a serious, pragmatic plan'

The former home and education secretary David Blunkett has backed calls for skilled migrants to train British workers in an effort to improve public feeling towards immigration.

A report by the Good Growth Foundation, a thinktank with links to Labour ministers, has called for the creation of a visa route where skilled migrants spend part of their time mentoring and training British workers.