In order to meet the demand for 40,000 more HGV drivers in the UK, three in five MPs (60%) support the idea of allocating £100m of government funding over the next two years for employers to train UK residents as HGV drivers, rather than bringing in foreign drivers. Three in ten (29%) strongly support the idea.
Seven in ten Labour MPs (71%) support the prospective policy, compared to less than half of all Conservative MPs supporting, with the same proportion opposing the idea (both 47%).
In particular, around one in five (18%) Conservative MPs strongly oppose the idea, compared to just 5% of their Labour counterparts.
