Business Leader Urges UK PM Sunak to Increase Economic Immigration

Tony Danker, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, watches Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking during the CBI annual conference at the Vox Conference Centre in Birmingham, England, on Nov. 21, 2022. Jacob King/PA Media

The UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday faced pressure to increase immigration to plug labour shortages in the UK.

Attending the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) annual conference in Birmingham, Sunak was urged to agree on a “new deal” on immigration, allowing more skilled workers to enter the UK on fixed-term visas.