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Loss of EU tourism workforce could be problematic for London
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07 September 2017 (Edited )

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Posted 13 September 2017:

London has about 700,000 people -including around 25% EU citizens from outside the UK - employed in its tourism industry, and needs to attract between 21,000 and 63,000 people annually to replace tourism workers who leave the city or the industry.

A "hard Brexit" in 2019 could make it difficult for these people to enter and live/work in the UK. And that would create an enormous problem for all the UK and especially London, its most important tourist destination.

Stay tuned.

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