Labour crackdown on foreign workers could hit UK economy by 710m

"Labour's crackdown on foreign workers could cost the UK economy millions, Sir Keir Starmer has been warned. Plans to increase the salary threshold for workers seeking to come to Britain, as part of wider changes to bring down immigration numbers, would cost between 520-710 million because thousands fewer people would be contributing to the UK economy, an independent watchdog has found."

"The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), which advises the government on immigration, has recommended that the salary threshold for the skilled worker route remain at 41,700. The warning comes after then-home secretary, Yvette Cooper, commissioned the committee in July to examine salary requirements for foreign workers over fears that people on low pay were undercutting British workers. She insisted that the salary bar must rise."

Journalists are sent to developing stories across issues including reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech. A documentary titled 'The A Word' highlights American women fighting for reproductive rights. Quality journalism is offered without paywalls and relies on donations to fund on-the-ground reporting. Labour plans to increase the salary threshold for foreign workers to reduce immigration numbers. The Migration Advisory Committee recommends retaining the skilled-worker salary threshold at £41,700. The committee warns that raising the threshold to £52,000, combined with Tory measures to raise occupation-specific salary bars, would remove £520–£710 million from the UK economy by reducing the number of contributing workers. Yvette Cooper commissioned the review over concerns about low-paid workers undercutting British workers.

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