Tighter immigration rules could hit UK net zero mission, report warns

Half of foreign-born workers in green jobs would not have been allowed in under new rules, thinktank says

Tough rules announced in the government's immigration white paper could jeopardise the UK's net zero mission by causing labour shortages, a report has warned.

Labour's white paper released last month included plans to raise the minimum qualification for skilled worker visas from A-level equivalent to degree and to maintain the higher salary threshold of 38,700 introduced by the outgoing Conservative government last year.