THE owner of a Wirral healthcare firm has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him not to restrict entry to overseas medical staff during the corona virus pandemic. 

Fearing that Boris Johnson may follow in the footsteps of Donald Trump, who has closed borders with Europe, Matthew Alexander, owner of Love to Care Global contacted the PM about the potential issue.

He said: "Safeguarding the people of this country while we deal with the corona virus is plainly paramount and I can see an argument for restricting entry to our shores from Europe and beyond.

"But we have a massive shortage of frontline NHS staff and this current crisis has dramatically increased the urgency for these places to be filled.

"The government is encouraging retired nurses to come back to the profession and that is precisely the service that LTC Global specialises in.

"As well as equipping British nurses with the necessary qualification to return to work we also re-train Commonwealth nurse and those from the Philippines and we have recently increased our training capacity by opening a clinic in New Ferry and another is about to open in Bolton.

"The vital work we are doing is aimed to helping tackle the shortage and if limitations on entry to the UK were to be imposed without exemption for medical staff it would hinder the country’s urgent recruitment drive.

"I know Boris and his advisors have a lot to consider but I trust our letter will be given proper consideration and I await a response."