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Braverman: UK workers must train to pick fruit

Home Secretary Suella Braverman could be set to clash with the Prime Minister and Defra colleagues after saying she would clampdown on the UK’s reliance on seasonal workers.

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
Braverman: UK workers must train to pick fruit

Home Secretary Suella Braverman could be set to clash with the Prime Minister and Defra colleagues after saying she would clampdown on the UKs reliance on seasonal workers. Ms Bravermans comments came...

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