UK to issue visas for foreign construction workers to fill job shortages
Carpenters, bricklayers and roofers are among migrant workers who will be allowed to apply for work visas and get a discount on fees in a bid to fill UK job shortages.
The Home Office said it was “temporarily easing visa restrictions” for a string of construction roles by adding them to the shortage occupation list.
This means foreign workers trained in certain professions qualify for a work visa and are allowed to pay a reduced application fee.
However, Mr Kinnock added: "Having already overseen the asylum backlog grow nine-fold on their watch, and the cost rocket to £3.6bn, they are now shifting to yet another plan that hasn't been thought through - spending money on boats that have nowhere to dock.