Claim: The UK is short of skilled electricians, plasterers, joiners, chefs and nurses.
Fact-check: What skills are we short of in the UK? - Full Fact
Verdict: there's no simple definition of a shortage skilled profession in the uk, but nurses and chefs are on the official shortage occupation list, because they're considered to need workers from overseas. the other professions mentioned aren't currently on that list, but some employers still report difficulties in recruiting them, especially joiners.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2017-12-01T00:00:00