More migrant workers may have to be allowed into Britain in order for new stadiums to be built in time for the London Olympics in 2012, it has emerged.
The suggestion, which undercuts ministers' promises to curb immigration from outside the European Union, was made by, David Metcalf, the Government's own advisor on migration policy.
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The Migration Advisory Committee suggested it may be necessary to relax rules restricting the entry of unskilled labourers from outside the EU.
"You're going to need a lot of construction workers for the Olympics," Mr Metcalf told Channel Four News.
"It is possible that we can't get enough workers from the British labour force and the EU and therefore you will need workers from outside the EU and the Government may ask us to look at it."
The suggestion, which undercuts ministers' promises to curb immigration from outside the European Union, was made by, David Metcalf, the Government's own advisor on migration policy.
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The Migration Advisory Committee suggested it may be necessary to relax rules restricting the entry of unskilled labourers from outside the EU.
"You're going to need a lot of construction workers for the Olympics," Mr Metcalf told Channel Four News.
"It is possible that we can't get enough workers from the British labour force and the EU and therefore you will need workers from outside the EU and the Government may ask us to look at it."
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