Since Brexit made it harder for Europeans to work in the UK, British pubs and restaurants have come to rely on labor from further-flung parts of the world. Now, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s planned crackdown on migration is threatening to stifle that supply.
Arrivals to the UK from countries such as Nigeria, India and China have risen sharply, more than offsetting the number of departing EU citizens, and pushing overall levels of net migration to an all-time high.
“As there are less Europeans, we are seeing more rest of the world people come in,” said Alasdair Murdoch, chief executive officer of Burger King in the UK. “A lot of Europeans went home during Covid and they didn’t come back.”
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