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Businesses criticise UK's foreign worker stance

Immigration was a big issue for many people in the referendum on Britain's place in the European Union. The UK's new prime minister Theresa May wants to cut the numbers coming to live and work in the UK, and wants companies to employ more locals and fewer foreigners. The government is considering forcing British businesses to disclose how many foreign citizens they employ. But some company bosses are horrified by the plans. Lord Bilimoria set up the Cobra Beer empire in Britain after he moved to the country from India. He told Rob Young he thinks the government is behaving appallingly.

(Picture: Lord Bilimoria. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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