Tory MPs’ fury over ministers’ ‘short-sighted’ plans to relax visa rules for foreign bricklayers and roofers amid ‘shortage’ of construction workers
Daily Mail says More foreign workers including bricklayers and roofers are being allowed into the country – to the fury of Tory MPs who want to limit immigration.
The Home Office has relaxed rules to make it easier for construction companies to recruit staff from overseas.
It added bricklayers, roofers, tilers, carpenters, joiners and plasterers to the Shortage Occupation List.
This means workers with those much-needed skills can come to the UK without having to be paid the usual going rate and also get a discount on their visa application fee.
The Home Office, acting on the guidance of its Migration Advisory Committee, said the move was necessary to boost the economy and help with major building projects.
