Wetherspoons boss calls for more EU migration to tackle bar staff shortage
Tim Martin says a reasonably liberal immigration system controlled by the UK - rather than the EU - will boost the economy
1 June 2021 • 6:47pm
The Brexit-backing boss of JD Wetherspoon has urged Boris Johnson to introduce a visa scheme for EU workers as British pubs and restaurants struggle to recruit staff in the post-pandemic labour market squeeze.
Tim Martin, an ardent Brexiteer, said the Government should introduce a visa system to alleviate some of the pressures on companies, suggesting that countries geographically closer to the UK could be given preferential treatment.