Day: February 13, 2019

    The Government's plans for the period after Brexit could actually cause net migration to the UK to rise by more than 100,000, a report claims. The measure the difference between the numbers arriving and departing could reach 380,000 a year if the proposed new system is introduced, according to campaign group Migration Watch UK. This would be higher than the record figure of 336,000, which has been registered three times, most recently in the 12 months to June 2016. The latest statistics put net long-term international migration at an estimated 273,000 in the year to June 2018. Migration Watch UK said its calculations would mean a rise of more than 50% compared with the current 10-year average of 250,000 a year. But the Home Office described the report's claims as...

    Ford has told Theresa May that it is ramping up preparations to shift production out of the UK, according to a report. The US manufacturer’s warning comes after Nissan announced that production of its new X-Trail would go ahead in Japan rather than the UK. During a private conversation between business leaders and the prime minister Ford said it was preparing alternative sites abroad, the Times reported. Ford had already warned last month that a no-deal Brexit would cost it $1bn (£775m). Ford employs 13,000 people in the UK including 1,000 at its plant in Bridgend, south Wales whose jobs have already come under threat. The company confirmed this month that 370 voluntary redundancies would take place at the site as the company takes measures to create a sustainably...