Holyrood needs migration say

Holyrood should be given the power to attract seasonal workers to ease pressure on Scotland’s soft fruits industry with control over immigration, a motion backed by SNP delegates states. It comes amid reports of chronic shortages of fruit pickers in the agricultural sector this year which has meant tonnes of fresh produce being left to rot in fields.

Aberdeenshire East MSP Gillian Martin said: “Whether it’s the soft fruit sector or Scotland’s thriving tourism industry, we need to be able to attract workers here.”