Tory MP Chris Philp calls for more investment in technology to reduce UK’s net migration figures
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Businesses should be using more robots instead of hiring low-paid migrants, the shadow home secretary has said.
The Conservative MP Chris Philp says other countries “use a lot more automation” for tasks such as picking fruit and vegetables “rather than simply importing a lot of low-wage migrant labour”.
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