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Use robots instead of hiring low-paid migrants, says shadow home secretary


Tory MP Chris Philp calls for more investment in technology to reduce UK’s net migration figures

“There’s a lot of things British industry can do to grow without needing to import large numbers of low-wage migrants.” She said her party still believed in a “deterrent” to irregular migration but did not commit to restoring the Rwanda scheme scrapped by Labour, even though Philp called for it to be reinstated two weeks ago. Philp was asked about reports that under the Conservatives, ministers had been examining using a giant wave machine to deter Channel crossings.

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