Cutting EU migration very likely to hit growth – official advisers

Experts predict lower growth in jobs and output if flows of people from EU are restricted

Restricting immigration from Europe after Brexit is very likely to lead to lower growth in total jobs and in the output of the UK economy, the government's official migration advisers have said.

The labour market experts even cite official projections that zero net EU migration post-Brexit could not merely halt population growth in parts of northern England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland but actually lead to falls in the next 20 years.

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