the migration advisory committee also recommends that it should be easier for higher—skilled workers ll us more about what the committee is proposing? what they really m ea n committee is proposing? what they really mean is that they will base the system for eu migrants after brexit on the system already in place for people who are coming from outside europe. if i am in france andi outside europe. if i am in france and i want to work in the uk, i hop on the plane and i chance that. but ifi on the plane and i chance that. but if i come from outside europe, i need to find an employer, to give me ajob, need to find an employer, to give me a job, thatjob needs to be a high skilled job, graduate—level a job, thatjob needs to be a high skilledjob, graduate—leveljob. they need to promise to pay me more than £30,000. so that is going to be the system that they are proposing should be in place after britain leads the eu. and what are they base their recommendation on? they are focusing really on skills and on salaries, rather than up on where you come from and that is because thatis you come f

that's the recommendation of a new report from the migration advisory committee — which also recommends called on the government to scrap a limit on high—skilled workers altogether. cars are our top stories today in business. bmw is to shut its cowley mini plant for maintenance for four weeks immediately after brexit. however, in reality, it is bringing forward an annual planned maintenance shutdown which would normally have taken place over the summer because of concerns about the possible impact of a no—deal scenario which might lead to blockages at the ports. meanwhile, the diesel emissions scandal has taken another twist. you will remember that volkswagen and then a number of other german car—makers were found to have cheated when it came to testing their vehicles for harmful emissions. well, now the eu is looking at whether bmw, daimler and volkswagen actually colluded, not just to cheat, but to rein in development of the kit that reduces those emissions. joining us now is david bailey, professor of industrial strategy at aston business school. can we start with oxford and the mini

the migration advisory committee says the cap on skilled workers shoud be lifted.ernment's also been told, by its own advisers, that eu workers should not get preferential treatment unless that forms part of the brexit deal. here's our economics editor kamal ahmed. east london making clothes and a factory that is 85% staffed by eu migrants. what are you bringing over to here? for chief executive, jennifer hollowaym, any chance to that could cause real headaches. they are the ones that are already skilled. they are absolute masters at their profession. if eu workers weren't available to us, i tink the adult education budget, which has had lots of reductions could be increased, so we could take more people off the unemployment register and give them the skills required. today's migration report says eu migrants have boosted the uk economy, paying more in taxes than they receive in public services. any negative effect on wages has been small, but house prices have been pushed up slightly. a higher population means more demand. leeds, and the view from the market. conc

the migration advisory committee considered the impact of migration from the eu on a range of areas includingdies and government departments gave evidence to the report, which is due to make a number of recommendations. it is expected to be used to help create the government's post—brexit migration strategy the lib dem leader sir vince cable will call on theresa may to "shock us all" by holding a referendum on the brexit deal she strikes with brussels. he'll tell his party conference that he's "starting to feel sorry" for mrs may as she tries to deliver a policy which — he claims — she doesn't believe in. he will also call brexit the "erotic spasm" of fundamentalists who don't care about the potential economic damage. earlier he told the bbc it was right to allow the public to vote again on previous democratic decisions. the world has moved on, it's a very different place. we have elections. we don't, you know, when we have an election, we don't put governments in permanently, we give an opportunity to people to change their mind in the light of changing circumstances and seems entirely right

the uk government's migration advisory committee is recommending a more global approach to migrationrexit. it would favour higher skilled, higher earning migrants from around the world. that could cause a major problem for some industries like agriculture, where 99% of seasonal workers come from eu countries. it could also mean lifting the limit on so—called tier 2 visas for highly skilled workers from outside the eu. currently just over 20,000 a year are granted on a system of points based on things like education. joining me now is tom kibasi, who's a director at the institute for public policy research. welcome. what's your view on this workers‘ conundrum welcome. what‘s your view on this workers‘ conundrum as outlined by sally? what the migration advisory committee is saying is it would have a threshold of around £30,000. if you apply that to current eu migrants, it would mean 75% couldn‘t come in so it will create a major problem for employers who already say they are worried about the consequence of brexit. we heard overnight that british prime minister theresa may has rejected

the migration advisory committee also said that eu citizens hoping to come here to work should not beiven preferential treatment after brexit. the impacts of migration depend on things like the skill of the migrants, but not fundamentally on their nationality. and so we don't think there should be a preference for eu citizens over non—eu citizens. the committee also found that overall, the impact of migration from europe to the uk has been relatively small. also tonight: the irish border question — the eu says it's about to make an improved offer to try to break the deadlock in the brexit talks. following the deaths of three men on an sas exercise, two supervisors have been acquitted of negligence, to the dismay of one widow. this is beyond unacceptable. and shows blatant ignorance to a vital need, where, apparently, three deaths are not enough. an elderly bus driver in coventry, who lost control of his vehicle, killing two people, wasjudged to be driving dangerously at the time. and it's in... and liverpool beat paris saint germain with a late winner in the champions league. and comi

the uk government's migration advisory committee is recommending a more global approach to migrationer brexit. it would favour higher skilled, higher earning migrants from around the world. that could cause a major problem for some industries like agriculture, where 99% of seasonal workers come from eu countries. it could also mean lifting the limit on so—called tier 2 visas for highly skilled workers from outside the eu. currently just over 20,000 a year are granted on a system of points based on things like education. arnaldo abruzzini is chief executive of eurochambres, a network of european chambers of commerce representing around 20 million european businesses. that shortage of workers is exactly what they were wanting. some argued the labour market in the uk and in other parts of europe has been flooded with workers and that's pushed down wages and made the situation worse for workers. pushed down wages and made the situation worse for workerslj believe that there is a misunderstanding. if you are part of a global economy, you cannot pretend to close your borders to people who

today a report has been released by the migration advisory committee, recommending that the uk governmentn policies. it suggests that... eu citizens wanting to come to the uk should not be given preferential treatment — unless that's part of a trade deal struck with brussels. it also suggests removing the cap on the number of highly skilled workers allowed into britain. and it advises prioritising skilled worker immigrants over those without skills. here in the uk the number of people arriving from eastern europe has actually been falling since the brexit vote in 2016. in fact — net migration from the eu is at its lowest level since 2012. we're joined now by sunder katwala, director of british future, an organisation that recently compiled the biggest—ever public consultation on immigration, holding over 130 meetings across the uk, surveying nearly 20,000 people. welcome to the studio. tell us what your survey told us about british attitudes to migration. we found a very low trust in government on migration and people do not think governments had a grip or had their confidence but we also

the report by the migration advisory committee also says that eu workers should not be given special cess to britain after brexit. so we think if migration is managed there is a way in which it c improve there is a way in which it c improve the benefits and mitigate the costs. i'm in live in brussels getting a sense of european reaction to that news. sense of european reaction to that news. we will have the latest from brussels and westminster. we'll be talking to the former immigration minister damian green. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: two men have been acquitted of negligence in connection with a sas march in the summer of 2013 in which three reservists died. the trade dispute between the united states and china intensifies, as beijing promises to retaliate for the latest round of tariffs announced by washington. i had the most extraordinary two and a half year of my life. i'm not going to cry! and at the emmys claire foy, thandie newton and charlie brooker were among the british winners at the awards last night. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that the government is

yesterday the cabinet met and got a briefing from the chair of the migration advisory committee, professornals coming to live and work in the uk after brexit. this is a significant shift, the first outlined, if you like, of what our post brexit immigration policy would look like. after many months of waiting and hoping the government would come forward with their strategy, this is the first time we have ministers apparently in agreement to that principle, a high level agreement rather than any detail of the matter. this is ministers agreeing that that should be the path that britain follows after brexit. will pressure will be government: the under that? one of the main what pressure will the government have under that? the relationship between britain and eu nationals is still subject to negotiations with the eu. although ministers agree to the principle of the fact that eu nationals will not have preferential access to come and live and work in the uk, certainly it's still on the table that that could be part of the brexit agreement. indeed government sources are saying that talking about

the migration advisory committee also said eu citizens hoping to come here to work should not be givenial treatment after brexit. here's rico. . retaliates against the administration, escalates the trade war. “— administration, escalates the trade war. —— tit—for—tat. and asia assessors have the cost of the destruction left from the typhoon. good morning asia, hello world. it is wednesday, glad you could join a. -- join is wednesday, glad you could join a. ——join us. to is wednesday, glad you could join a. —— join us. to start off with a trade war between that china and the us and beijing has hit back at president donald trump by imposing new trade tariffs on $60 billion of american goods. this comes after washington slapped duties on $200 billion of chinese imports on monday. listen to what china's foreign ministry spokesperson had to say. translation: china has to retaliate against us measures. to firmly defend our legitimate rights and interests and safeguard the global free—trade order. and interests and safeguard the global free-trade order. the president has noted that chinese tr

the guardian reports on criticism from business leaders on the government's migration advisory committeehe eu. the inquests into the deaths in the westminster bridge terror attack features on the front of the metro — it reports that murdered pc keith palmer was failed by outdated security arrangements. the financial times leads on the continuing trade war between the us and china with china slapping new tariffs on sixty billion dollars of american goods. and the i says the bbc may have to revoke free tv licenses for the over seventy fives as the corporation faces increased competition. let's dip into a few of those in the next ten minutes or so. take us to the ft and what they are saying about immigration in this report that's been widely discussed today. they are interestingly talking about the fact that theresa may is a p pa re ntly the fact that theresa may is apparently next week going to see cat —— seek cabinet approval of plans for a more restrictive post brexit peter greste amazed that regime, based on this issue of a report that was released today —— post brexit immigration regim

the migration advisory committee says it should be made easier for highly—skilled workers to come toumbers of skilled workers from outside the eu should be lifted. the report's expected to guide future government policy on immigration. our correspondent richard lister has this report. immigration, it is at the heart of the brexit debate and here is the question. how should britain control eu migration after we leave? the a nswer to eu migration after we leave? the answer to that could be critical to this garment company in north london. 18% of the machinist from eastern europe. there are 90 employees but the boss wants another 50 and only the eu can supply the expertise they need. they are the ones that are already skilled. in their country they do yea rs skilled. in their country they do years and years of training, experience, and it is really highly regarded as a craft. they are absolute at their profession and it does not have the same standing as a career, here in the uk. today's report says migrant workers have little or no impact on those born in the uk. in terms of wages or j

the guardian reports on criticism from business leaders on the government's migration advisory committeeoposes scrapping visas for lower—paid workers after britain leaves the eu. the inquests into the deaths in the westminster bridge terror attack features on the front of the metro — it reports that murdered pc keith palmer was failed by outdated security arrangements. the financial times leads on the continuing trade war between the us and china with china slapping new tariffs on sixty billion dollars of american goods. the times reports on a british study which has found that living in a polluted area can increase your risk of dementia by up to 40%. and the i says the bbc may have to revoke free tv licenses for the over—75s as the corporation faces increased competition. let's have a look inside their number of those. john, we will start with the independent, your paper. it's the immigration report story running all day. our line is the backlash against the ideal of stopping low—skilled immigration which is coming from a lot of businesses and public services which, the nhs and social c

the migration advisory committee says it should be made easierfor highly skilled workers to come to theand a cap numbers of skilled workers from outside the eu should be lifted. the report is expected to guide future government policy on immigration. our correspondent has this. immigration is at the heart of the brexit debate and here is the question. how should britain control eu numb —— migration after we leave? the answer to that could be critical to this government company in north london. 80% of the machinists from eastern europe. there are 90 employees and the boss wants another 50 but only the eu can supply the expertise they need. they are the ones that are already skilled. in their country, they do years of training, experience and it is really highly regarded as a craft. they are absolute masters of their profession. and it doesn't have the same standing as a career in the uk. today's report says migrant workers have little or no impact on those born in the uk. in terms of wages or job opportunities. but it does say some migrants are more beneficial to britain than us. it says

the migration advisory committee whose report is about immigration policy after brexit is recommendingd on skills rather than giving preferential treatment to people from the european union. but the committee also found that overall the impact of migration from europe on the uk had been relatively small. 0ur economic editor kamal ahmed has been studying the findings. east london making clothes and a factory that is 85% staffed by eu migrants. what are you bringing over to here? for chief executive, jennifer hollowaym, any chance for chief executive, jennifer holloway, any change to that could cause real headaches. they are the ones that are already skilled. they are absolute masters at their profession. if the eu workers weren't available to us, i think the adult education budget, which has had lots of reductions could be increased, so we could take more people off the unemployment register and give them the technical skills required. today's migration report says eu migrants have boosted the uk economy, paying more in taxes than they receive in public services. any negative effect on

the migration advisory committee says the cap on skilled workers shoud be lifted.s also been told, by its own advisers, that eu workers should not get preferential treatment unless that forms part of the brexit deal. here's our economics editor kamal ahmed. east london making clothes and a factory that is staffed by 85 percent migrant. the chief executive, any chance to that could cause real headache, they are the ones that are already skilled. they are masters at their profession. if they weren't available to us to a dummett education budget which has had lots of are duckions could be increased, so we could take more people off the unemployment register and give them the skills required. today's my demonstration report says eu migrants have boosted the uk economy, paying more in taxes than they receive in public service, any thing negative effect on wage has been small but house prices have been small but house prices have been pushed up slightly. a higher population means more demand. leeds and the view from the market. concern about immigration has fallen since

yesterday the cabinet heard from the chair of the migration advisory committee and following the presentationhe cabinet is in agreement to follow the key recommendation to eu citizens are not treated any differently from other citizens from other parts of the world after brexit, which is a significant shift from where we are now. mindful of the referendum result and the role played by immigration and the campaign, the government has long been clear that freedom of movement comes to an end after brexit after any transition period. the government sources suggest that greater access to britain for eu citizens could form pa rt britain for eu citizens could form part of the wider trade agreement they are hoping to strike with the eu, and the offer could be extended to other countries that britain hopes to do trade deals with, providing that british citizens are offered the same treatment. there have been concerns raised by business that the gap in low skilled vacancies, labour says the government is not prioritising the needs of the economy but it is clear there is broad agreement among the cabine

the migration advisory committee also said that eu citizens hoping to come here to work should not belso found that overall, the impact of migration from europe to the uk has been relatively small. also tonight: the irish border question — the eu says it's about to make an improved offer to try to break the deadlock in the brexit talks. following the deaths of three men on an sas exercise, two supervisors have been acquitted of negligence, to the dismay of one widow.

we had a report by the migration advisory committee.e has just ten minutes. she has been saying in the german newspaper today, chequers is the best way to avoid the no—deal brexit. she can say that because we should impress on people but the bulk of the negotiation will not come until after brexit when britain becomes a third country. it is one of the curiosities of where we are at the moment, there is this raging fight going on in the uk around chequers, trade deals and customs unions. but all we will get is a non—binding political declaration when this deal is signed. the real meat of this is nothing to do with all those issues. go ahead, christian. i was going to say we heard earlier in the programme, that we are as far apart on the issue of northern ireland as we were at the last summit and there has to be a crisis as the governor of the bank of england puts it, and economic catastrophe before you get the two sides to come together? as you intimated in your interview with the italian minister, the eu leads things —— leave things to

cabinet met here yesterday in westminster, and received a briefing from the chair of the migration advisory committeefuture immigration framework, post—brexit. their recommendation was for the eu citizens not to be given preferential treatment over citizens from other parts of the world after we leave the eu, and for the government to prioritise highly skilled migrants over lower skilled migrants. the cabinet yesterday after hearing the day conclusions, the recommendations of that report, broadly agreed to support that key principle of not treating eu citizens any differently from any other citizen of any other country after brexit, so that does mark a significant shift it in the current immigration policy. theresa may this afternoon reiterating that free movement of people from the eu would come to an end after brexit. that has long been one of her red lines in this negotiation, and she has stuck to that, and said that the future immigration rules must also continue to bring net migration down ina way continue to bring net migration down in a way that works for the british economy. there have been s

the cabinet met yesterday and they received a briefing from the chair of the migration advisory committeeas asked last week to report on future immigration framework post brexit and their recommendation was for the eu citizens not to be given preferential treatment over citizens from other parts of the world after we leave the eu and for the government to prioritise highly skilled migrants over lower skilled migrants. the cabinet yesterday, after hearing the conclusions and recommendations of that report, broadly agreed to support the key principle of not treating eu citizens any differently from any other citizen of another country after brexit and that marks a significant shift in current immigration policy. theresa may this afternoon reiterated that free movement of people from the eu would come to an end after brexit, which has long been one of the red lines in this negotiation and she has stuck to it and said that the future immigration rules must also continue to bring net migration down in the way that works for the british economy. there have been some concerns from businesses abo

remember, we have had that government commissioned report from the migration advisory committee lastatment for eu citizens and recommended prioritising highly skilled workers. yesterday, the cabinet heard from the chair of the committee and following that presentation the cabinet we understand are in agreement now to follow that key recommendation that eu citizens are not treated any differently from other citizens of other parts of world after brexit. so that is a significant shift away from where we are now. now, mindful of the referendum result and the role immigration played in the campaign, the government has been clear that freedom of movement will ends after brexit after any transition period. but government sources are suggesting greater access to britain for eu citizens could form part of wider trade agreement they hope to strike with the eu and that offer could be extended to other countries that britain is hoping to do trade deals with, provided british citizens are offered the same treatment. there are concerns from business that the gap in low skilled vacancies, labour s

he's asked a question about a regional immigration policy which is actually something the migration advisory committeefor people coming from the eu, we will be ensuring we put forward proposals right for the whole of the uk. eu wide databases, a lot of which the uk helped to shape and which the uk helped to shape and which keep us safe. while there is much debate about the type of trading arrangement we will have with the eu, can i ask the prime minister for reassurance there will still be the highest level of security arrangements with the eu as we leave the eu? any reduction in thatis we leave the eu? any reduction in that is completely unacceptable to the people of the uk. can i say to my right honourable friend she's absolutely right to highlight the importance of our security relationship with the eu. i remember the debates that led to the establishment of the pnr directive. the white paper provides an ambitious vision for the future security relationship and that's why we are proposing that partnership to protect our shared law enforcement and criminaljustice protect our shared law enforcement a

and this feeds into jeremy miles mac question, why won't the impact reports and migration advisory committeeis out there? it doesn't feel like the irish border was something that was widely discussed. issues like ireland were discussed in the referendum campaign. they never caught the public imagination. i remember tony blair and john major going to northern ireland and doing an event there before the referendum. itjust an event there before the referendum. it just didn't an event there before the referendum. itjust didn't get any traction. was that the media? i think the media cover that quite well. it was what was prevalent in pupil's mind when they were thinking about this and the irish question didn't loom large. they were not asked to report on these numbers prior to the referendum so they didn't. and there was a degree of hubris on the part of the cameron government because this ocean was that this government would be one and the civil service were explicitly told not to do any contingency planning for the event ofa contingency planning for the event of a vote to leave. the thing we di

the report yesterday from the migration advisory committee said they wanted more high skilled workershere we could see gusts of 60 to 75 mph. those are damaging and destructive winds, they will continue in towards lunchtime and the early part of this afternoon. away from the north—west, some fairly strong winds elsewhere across the uk, north wales, northern england. those gusts up to 40 or 50 mph. some rain moving south and east was. brighter skies in the south east and north of england. still quite sure across scotland. some temperatures, 19 to 23 degrees. this is bbc news i'mjoanna gosling. these are the top stories developing at 11. the eu's chief brexit negotiator says it is "ready to improve" its offer on the irish border, ahead of a meeting of eu leaders in salzburg this evening. most checks can take place away from the border. at company premises or in the markets. we need to dejohnette ties the checks that are needed. a woman has died after the caravan she was in was blown off a cliff in the west of ireland. an amber warning is in force for parts of the uk as storm ali sweeps

it follows a recommendation from the independent migration advisory committee, which was also backedaffected by brexit who we willl be following over the coming months and years. he voted leave, but he's worried about brexit because he owns an agency recruiting seasonal workers for the agricultural industry, 99% of which are eu nationals. hello, thank you for talking to us again. how do you react to the decision at eu workers will be treated the same as workers wanting to come from outside the eu? treated the same as workers wanting to come from outside the 5mm treated the same as workers wanting to come from outside the eu? it is really, really concerning because at the moment there is no tier three workers in that document, so that means there are no low skilled workers whatsoever. it looks like we're heading towards a hard brexit, come the end of march it will mean we will have no access to labour whatsoever to pick our fruit and vegetables. but according to our political correspondent, he has reported today there might be a light touch immigration system for eu citizens which in

better idea shortly because there will be a migration paper published this week from the migration advisory committeee to have preferential access to a labour market or, as the theresa may seems to be suggesting now, no preferential access to eu nationals, they are treated in the same way as indian, pakistani, american citizens who want to work here. that meant a visa scheme which is expensive and bureaucratic for employers and it will be a deterrent. 0f bureaucratic for employers and it will be a deterrent. of course, it means opportunities for british workers but we need a lot of skills training and there will be an period of time where you are short of skilled british workers and eu migrant workers are going back. we see it already in the nhs. moving on to look at what it may mean for households. judas, what are your thoughts on how it may affect your household in the future when they leave —— judas. household in the future when they leave -- judas. i cannot see it being any better for my household but as an older person, i rather afraid of the security —— judith. that is my main worry. being of t