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That woman from Question Time who asked about EU workers in Pret after Brexit might have actually had a point

That woman from Question Time who asked about EU workers in Pret after Brexit might have actually had a point
That woman from Question Time who asked about EU workers in Pret after Brexit might have actually had a point

In a recent episode of Question Time, a woman was slated on Twitter for asking “who will serve our coffee in Pret?” in a discussion over EU workers and Brexit.

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Well, it turns out she might well have had a point. The beloved high-street chain’s director of human resources has suggested that Pret A Manger would struggle to staff its cafes if it hired just British applicants.Speaking to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, Andrea Wareham said: “I would say that one in 50 people that apply to our company to work is British.“If I had to fill all our vacancies in British-only applicants I would not be able to fill them… because of a lack of applications.”She revealed that staff come from 110 different nationalities, with 65% of those from outside the UK being EU citizens.We imagine that woman’s feeling pretty smug right now.