Chef Yotam Ottolenghi told Sky News's Great Debate on immigration that he was 'seriously struggling' to recruit across the board - from front of house staff to managers and head chefs
Ottolenghi was speaking during Sky News's Great Debate, which asked: Does Britain need more immigration?
Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis, author and activist Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, chairman of Migration Watch UK Alp Mehmet, and government adviser on migration issues Madeleine Sumption spoke with Sky's Trevor Phillips and a studio audience about the issues around immigration. Dr Mos-Shogbamimu argued the"biggest problem is the way we talk about immigration", and said the language itself was"rooted in xenophobia"."The government lacks the competence to deal with this," she added."The people who saved our lives last year during the pandemic would not be welcome in terms of the standards that are in place, if you are only going to focus on high skilled.
She added:"When this country has needed the help of immigrants - whether it was the Windrush generation or those who have come from Ireland - so many people came here and made this country what it is today.Entrepreneur Theo Paphitis said the key lay in training up UK staff, but blamed the inaccessibility of the government levy.
There are a billion pounds, he said, that employers can't access to use on apprenticeships. He added:"If they eased that we could help the skills gap right now.
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