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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Toby Helm, Political Editor, and Jon Henley

EXPLAINED: We need more eu workers admits leading tory brexiter | Rare Historical Photos

George Eustice suggests the post-Brexit immigration system has failed.
George Eustice suggests the post-Brexit immigration system has failed. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

A leading Tory Brexiter on Sunday calls on ministers to reopen the UK’s borders to tens of thousands of young workers from EU nations in order to tackle acute post-Brexit labour shortages that he says are driving up inflation.

In an extraordinary admission of the failures of immigration policy since the UK left the EU, former Tory environment secretary George Eustice said Rishi Sunak’s government should begin bilateral negotiations with EU nations immediately, with a view to offering young Europeans under 35 the right to two- year visas to work in this country.

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