BREXIT Speculation - Key Immigrant Workers to Be Kept

Brexit when exactly will Theresa May trigger article 50? Carsten Nickel of the consultancy Teneo Intelligence believes it will happen between March 9 and 20. “March 9 would be ideal as PM Theresa May could then present it in person to the European Council, but the bill to authorize it may not have completed its passage through the House of Lords,” he writes in a note to clients. “If it cannot be done on March 9, then the U.K. is keen to do it well before the EU celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome on March 25.”

Bloomberg says: “Theresa May is drawing up plans to protect against Brexit-related labor shortages by tailoring new immigration rules to specific industries, officials familiar with the policy said. The government is gathering information on banking, agriculture, construction, universities and hospitality to ensure they don’t face staffing difficulties after Britain has withdrawn from the European Union, per three officials who asked not to be named because the policy isn’t finalized.”