UK needs more migrants to boost growth, says CBI business lobby survey

Britain needs more migrants to boost economic growth and alleviate a shortage of labor and skills, according to a survey conducted by one of its leading business groups.
 

Three-quarters of respondents believe a lack of access to labor is threatening the UK’s competitiveness as a place to employ people, the Confederation of British Industry said Tuesday.

Almost half of the companies affected by labor shortages said they had been unable to meet demand for their products or services as a result. 

Prime Minister Liz Truss is eager to liberalize the UK’s migration rules as part of her central policy of