May backs exceptional case of seasonal farm labour migration

The Prime Minister Theresa May has backed proposals to reduce low-skill immigration post-Brexit and to treat EU workers no different to those from the rest of the world, but has left open the option of a seasonal agricultural workers scheme (SAWS).

by Gavin McEwan
Image: Annika Haas (CC BY 2.0)
Image: Annika Haas (CC BY 2.0)

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