Politicians see fruit picking workers shortage for themselves, Frday 20 July 2018

Pictured: Chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee Pete Wishart, SNP MP for Perth and David Duguid, Conservative MP for Banff and Buchan, visited the fruit farm and picked strawberries.

Members of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee of Parliament visited West Jordan Stone fruit farm in rural Perthshire to see first hand the effects of reduced numbers of foreign workers coming in to pick fruit and other seasonal jobs, meaning tons of fruit has been left to rot on the plants.

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Politicians see fruit picking workers shortage for themselves, Perthshire, 20 July 2018