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UK's Hunt: labour shortages more of an issue than Brexit for economy

Published 11/13/2022, 04:33 AM
Updated 11/13/2022, 04:35 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt walks outside Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's labour force shortages are more of an issue for the economy than Brexit, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday, adding that he would seek to address constraints that businesses are facing on hiring in his upcoming budget plan.

Asked whether Brexit was the reason Britain's economy was lagging other countries, Hunt told the BBC: "I don't think that's the biggest issue ... I think it's much more to do with other factors in the labour market that I want to think about."

"That's creating constraints for businesses that are finding they can't employ the people they need to. That's absolutely something I'll be talking about on Thursday."

Latest comments

they were lucky for a few years they could use covid to cover up the economic catastrophe brexit really is, now he's trying to use the labor shortage excuse while one of thr biggest drivers behind the labor shortage is brexit.currently nothing good has brexit for the uk economy and I really do see anything of note coming from it anytime soon, they campaigned on lies now they are struggling to deal with the reality of their decisions.
Brexit is about control of GB boarders.
Is it not Brexit that brings labor shortage?
Just give Hk garbages citizenship then uk can earn a lot of money and slaves easy
Easy hiring more Hk garbages they like to be dogs of uk
nice
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