Exclusive: Reform Candidate Admitted Brexit 'Exacerbated' UK's Shortage Of Tradespeople

Reform UK’s candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral race admitted Brexit “exacerbated” shortages in tradespeople, HuffPost UK can reveal.

Sian Astley made the comments on finance website Love Money in 2019.

Despite voting Leave in the 2016 EU referendum, she wrote: “There’s a massive shortage of skilled builders and tradespeople in the UK and that’ll be exacerbated post-Brexit”.

The Reform councillor’s comments emerged as she prepares to take on Labour’s Bev Craig in the mayoral by-election on July 30.

In separate comments o...