Pledge to close building skills gap

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Embargoed to 0001 Tuesday March 25File photo dated 28/2/12 of roof workers building new houses as European migrants are likely to fill thousands of jobs that would be created under Labour's proposed house-building boom if action is not taken to train up young Britons, the shadow housing minister will warn. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday March 25, 2014. The Opposition has drawn up plans to increase the number of new homes to at least 200,000 a year by 2020, which will create up to 230,000 jobs as well as new apprenticeships. But Emma Reynolds will say that research shows the UK faces a looming skills shortage and many of the vacancies are set to to be filled by workers from other European countries. See PA story POLITICS Housing. Photo credit should read: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%European migrants are likely to fill thousands of jobs that would be created under Labour's proposed house-building boom if action is not taken to train up young Britons, the shadow housing minister will warn.

The Opposition has drawn up plans to increase the number of new homes to at least 200,000 a year by 2020, which will create up to 230,000 jobs as well as new apprenticeships.

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