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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood

CBI urges Jeremy Hunt to relax immigration rules to ease UK staff shortages

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The head of the CBI says urgent action is required to bolster the economy, including ‘tough political choices’ to allow in more overseas workers. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Britain’s foremost business lobby group has urged Jeremy Hunt to use this week’s autumn statement to shake up immigration rules to support companies struggling with chronic staff shortages and a looming recession.

The head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said urgent action was required from the chancellor on Thursday to bolster the economy, including “tough political choices” to allow more overseas workers in Britain as employers struggle with a desperate lack of staff.

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