Effects of Brexit: UK got rid of immigrants, but now needs them to live

From its annual conference in Birmingham, the captains of British industrymeeting in the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), have warned their Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that their industries are suffering”a labor crisis to achieve productivity and need immigration that Brexit has taken. Paradoxical when Great Britain invests millions to stop migrants arriving across the Channel to seek asylum.

Hotels, agriculture, cafes… are suffering the manpower shortage, when Brexit eliminated freedom of movement between Europe and Great Britain. Next to her left more skilled immigration for some works that came to the kingdom from Eastern European countries.

The Sunday Times The Sunday Times said on Sunday that the Sunak government is analyzing “a Swiss-style affair with the European Union” to have exchanges, which they lost with the trade agreements they dreamed of after Brexit and which did not materialize. Senior figures in Rishi Sunak’s government are said to be considering such a deal, a report the government does not acknowledge.

How is the link between Switzerland and the EU

Switzerland and the EU have a close economic link based on a series of bilateral agreementswhich give the country direct access to most of the EU single market, but without being in the customs union.

Accept the free movement of people. But the lead source told the Sunday Times he thinks it wouldn’t be necessary for the UK. also switzerland contributes to budgets of Brussels and accepts EU legislation.

The speculation has surfaced as the UK remains locked in talks with the EU over the Northern Ireland protocol.

conservative civil war

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday sought to avert civil war between himself and the Conservative Party Brexiteers, who they can bring down your government if you try a European approach.

Sunak told the captains of industry that the government’s claims it wants a ‘Swiss-style’ deal with the EU are “categorically false”.

Reports suggest the government is considering a Swiss approach to aiding the trade, which it has become catastrophic in the post-pandemic, with Brexit and the 11% inflation.

But Brexit Conservatives are furious and say so it would be a “betrayal” to the freedoms of Brexit.

The government has said that the single market and freedom of movement are out of the question.

Downing Street has insisted it is “categorically untrue” that it wants to emulate Switzerland’s relationship with the bloc over the next decade.

Brexiteers will want to hear a similar blanket statement from Jeremy Hunt, the finance chancellor, during his briefing in Parliament.

Hunt surprised last week by saying this wants to remove trade barriers with Brussels as part of efforts to revive the economy.

Highly skilled workers

Rishi Sunak has “unequivocally” ruled out following the laws of the European Union. But he left the door open immigration of highly skilled workers to revive the economy.

The prime minister said he wanted “a highly competitive immigration system, for the best and the brightest”. He supported it repress against the crossing of small boats would ease public concern for more people.

He spoke up after being asked by the CBI to bring in more foreign workers to stimulate growth, by saying this there were not enough British personnel.

CBI CEO Tony Danker said immigration was “the only thing that has boosted our growth potential since March.” He told Brexiteers uneasy with looser border rules: “The best guarantor of Brexit is a growing economy. The greatest risk is the one who doesn’t,” he assured him.

People’s fear of migrants

Sunak did not repeat the harsh language used by his immigration minister, Robert Jenrick, who urged companies to train British personnel, instead of looking for workers abroad, saying: “We want to reduce the migratory balance in the coming years”.

The prime minister did not cite numbers, instead stating that the free movement of EU workers was interrupted “to rebuild public consensus in our immigration system. If we are to have a system that gives businesses access to the best and the brightest from around the world, we need to do more to give Britons confidence that the system works,” said the prime minister.

He said immigration was “the country’s number one priority”. stop people crossing the Channel in small boats.

However, Sunak also told the CBI’s annual conference that he wanted Britain to be “a beacon for the world’s best and brightest”. “I want to make sure I can win the global race for talent. And I make no apologies for wanting to offer a highly competitive immigration system for the better,” he clarified.

However, that does not mean that the question of the UK’s openness, both in terms of trade and migration, is settled.

Discussions persist on the Northern Ireland protocol. The Office for Budgetary Responsibility suggested last week that Brexit would reduce trade intensity by 15%.

The cries of the Brexiteers

Conservative MPs have warned of a ‘betrayal’ of the 2016 referendum result. Former cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has said the Conservatives are the ‘party of Brexit’. They would risk becoming a “non-Brexit party” if they accepted “no restrictions” on trade with the EU.

“Brexit means this we will never again have to accept a relationship with Europe which would see a return to freedom of movement, unnecessary payments to the European Union or jeopardize the full benefit of trade deals, which we can now achieve around the world,” said Downing St.

What the captains of industry say

As for migration, a key issue for businesses right now is to get the staff they need. Many are calling for a more liberal approach to help fill labor shortages. But the British are obsessed with the migrants who arrive in their boats crossing the English Channel. The Home Secretary has called them “an invasion”, which they illegally detain in Kent when they arrive in the country to seek asylum.

The prime minister said he wanted a “highly competitive” immigration system.

Sunak said the government is working with the University of Lincoln to investigate the creation of further automation in fruit picking in the UK.

“This has been a challenging area in the past,” he adds.

Sunak says he has visited warehouses in the northeast that used the technology.

“Not only was it great for productivity, but productivity, errors, and worker safety,” he says.

Sunak accepted it the robotic it’s something the UK “falls behind” in.

Paris, correspondent

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