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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent

Number of EU citizens moving to UK plunges post-Brexit – report

Restaurant staff in London
Restaurant staff in London. EU employment in the capital was down 30% in the hospitality sector alone between June 2019 and June 2021. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

The number of EU citizens moving to the UK has plunged since Brexit closed the doors to low-paid workers, according to a report.

The dramatic decline in migration from the EU has hit hospitality and support services hard. But the Migration Observatory (MO) at the University of Oxford and ReWage, a group of independent experts, have said that while Brexit “exacerbated” chronic labour shortages in Britain, it was not the only cause.

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