Starmer Creates ‘Skills England’ to ‘Reduce Reliance on Overseas Workers’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the formation of a new body to deal with Britain’s “fragmented and broken” skills training system on Monday. Sir Keir said he planned to “fire up” the training of more British workers and insisted he would not pull the “easy lever” of overseas labour. The new outfit, named “Skills England,” was mentioned in Labour’s manifesto, which stated it’s goal was to ensure training provision is aligned with the needs of the British economy. During a speech at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, the prime minister promised to “take the brakes of Britain.”...