David Blunkett backs proposal for skilled migrants to train British workers

Ex-home secretary says ‘work and teach’ visa, which thinktank finds could help reduce public concerns about immigration, is a ‘serious, pragmatic plan’The former home and education secretary David Blunkett has backed calls for skilled migrants to train British workers in an effort to improve public feeling towards immigration.A report by the Good Growth Foundation, a thinktank with links to Labour ministers, has called for the creation of a visa route where skilled migrants spend part of their time mentoring and training British workers. Continue reading...