Ryanair Boss not impressed by Tory Membership

According to a report in the Guardian, Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the next prime minister should negotiate free movement of labour between the UK and the EU to help industry with labour shortages. He said:

"I think the first thing they should do to boost the British economy is prioritise a trade deal with the European Union - a good starting point for that would be to open up the free movement of labour between the UK and Europe once more".

But he accepted there was no chance of Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak proposing this during the Tory leadership contest. He said:

"You have to accept that you're not going to get elected by a very narrow 180,000 electorate of the Tory party membership if you advocate common-sense policies."

This is a stinging attack on the 'True Blue' base but maybe they are not regular customers of Ryanair....