U.K. Tells Business to Train Britons in Brexit Migrant Clampdown
- May says cheap foreign labor keeps British workers’ wages low
- Businesses attack measures to restrict migrant labor
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Theresa May called on employers to train more British workers to fill vacancies after Brexit, after a leaked document suggested the U.K. is preparing to limit and discourage immigration from the European Union.
The prime minister said low-skilled immigration has hit the wages of British people and promised to control the numbers coming in after the country leaves the EU in 2019. May insisted Britain will welcome “the brightest and the best” from overseas, but her office made clear that businesses must ensure British workers benefit in future.