Airline boss says UK immigration system is putting off foreign businesspeople
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14:04 15/04/2013
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11:56 22/05/2012
UK Immigration Minister Damian Green announced that the UK Border Force will be recruiting an additional 70 staff at Heathrow Airport to deal with long queues. He said the staff would be brought in...
