No 10 insisted the Government had been working with the meat processing industry for a 'significant period of time' to address concerns over the workforce. 'In the long-term perhaps wages will have rise and prices will have to rise, but we also need more education to encourage younger people into the industry.' 'But they (the Government) have this idealistic thing of taking control and not letting anybody in even if it damages us. 'Most butchers meet the other visa requirements and they can be shown how to do the job, so speaking English isn't essential. 'If they drop the requirement for butchers from the continent to speak English it would sorted. Listening to Boris Johnson on the Andrew Mar show the other day - it was just a car crash. He said: 'We'd like the Government to listen to us for start. Stephen called on the Government to lower visa requirements for foreign butchers in a short-term bid to plug the labour gap. He added: 'The great hecatomb of pigs that you describe has not yet taken place, let’s see what happens.' Prime Minister Boris Johnson, appearing on The Andrew Marr Show (Image: PA)

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