Elsewhere, the UK government announced on Thursday that it has commissioned a group of top economists to investigate the financial benefits of migration from the EU. The independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), chaired by Professor Alan Manning, will make a "detailed assessment" of the issue as the two-year-long Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU continue. "This is an important and extensive commission and the MAC welcome the opportunity to contribute to the UK's knowledge base in this area at this critical time," Manning said.

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