Industry figures concerned about impact on legitimate customers and mistakes

Number of German applicants has quadrupled since year before Brexit vote

PM calls for EU to be ‘imaginative and creative’ in finding Brexit solutions

Eastern Europeans still see money to be made on UK farms despite migration crackdown fears

Lib Dem leader warns ‘exodus’ from Brexit Britain risks labour shortages

Horticultural business forced to raise wages to retain Polish labour in wake of vote

Grassroots members mount challenge to UK opposition’s official position

First minister uses devolution anniversary to call for more flexibility

Former Labour prime minister comes under fire from senior Tory minister

Three developments this week have created confusion and alarm over Brexit

Leaked government document suggests tougher approach to EU migrants

Response from industry sets up tensions within the government

Provisions in leaked document crafted to align closely with EU’s free movement laws

Leaked Home Office paper says immigration should make ‘existing residents better off’

Data show Europeans’ applications for payments are small proportion of total

Number seeking work dips sharply and data spur debate on skills shortages

Pressure to ease clampdown increased by news of flawed data

Just 4,600 foreign students remained last year, compared with estimates of 100,000