Priti Patel Britain Scotland pandemic Government crisis NHS Coronavirus Priti Patel Britain Scotland

Scotland's NHS would have struggled during pandemic without 'massive' contribution of migrant workers

Reading now: 680
www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Scotland's NHS would have struggled during the pandemic without the "massive" contribution made by workers from overseas, Holyrood's immigration minister has said.Ben Macpherson has written to the UK Government urging them to recognise "the crucial importance" of migrants in delivering essential front-line services north of the Border.The SNP MSP wants Home Secretary Priti Patel to halt planned immigration reforms as he claims they will cause long-term economic damage to Scotland.Macpherson told the Record the tireless work by migrants in the health and care sectors during the coronavirus pandemic makes the case all the more urgent.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We

Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk
The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA