Sunak urged not to focus on cutting immigration amid UK staff shortages
by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor from on (#66SBE)
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Rishi Sunak has been urged by a key immigration body to avoid focusing on reducing the numbers of people coming into the UK amid a national staffing shortage in key industries.
The independent migration advisory committee has urged the prime minister, who wants an overall cut in net migration, to instead cooperate with the private sector on how to manage and address shortages in the labour market.
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