Christmas supply fears as production slips behind

British Meat Processors Association chief executive Nick Allen has urged the Government to temporarily relax visa requirements for migrant workers to give an ’injection of new workers’ to the sector.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Christmas supply fears as production slips behind

British Meat Processors Association chief executive Nick Allen has urged the Government to temporarily relax visa requirements for migrant workers to give an 'injection of new workers' to the sector and...

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