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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Keir Starmer vows to wean business off ‘cheap labour’

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves at a meeting with female entrepreneurs.
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves at a meeting with female entrepreneurs. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Keir Starmer will say that UK businesses must wean themselves off “cheap labour” and that a low-pay model for growth is no longer working for the British people.

The Labour leader is expected to say to the Confederation of British Industry conference that his party will be “pragmatic” about the shortage of workers and not ignore the need for skilled migrants – but stressed that any changes “will come with new conditions for business”.

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