Later, Labour’s new transport secretary, Louise Haigh, will meet with officials to talk about the train builder’s future.
Vulnerability encompasses Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe activity, with an approaching creation hole jeopardizing around 750 positions.
Before and during the general election campaign, Labour had stated that if elected, it would take action to save the factory.
Ms. Haigh insisted that she would “work swiftly with Hitachi” to safeguard employment prior to the London meeting.
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Ms. Haigh had previously stated that the previous Conservative administration could secure the site’s future “with the stroke of a pen” by extending existing Hitachi contracts., outside
Be that as it may, Sir Keir Starmer’s new organization still can’t seem to effectively uphold Hitachi following Work’s avalanche political race triumph on 4 July, in spite of the Division for Transport saying it was “direly investigating choices”.
Ms. Haigh stated, “I am absolutely committed to supporting rail manufacturing in the UK and developing a long-term strategy to ensure the sustainable future of the industry.”
“This government won’t sit on our hands because we know how important rail manufacturing is to this region,” the statement reads.
Hitachi’s work was expected to decrease starting in October, and labor has previously stated that it would find new procurement opportunities in addition to modifying Hitachi’s current contracts to prevent the production gap.
After the election, North East mayor Kim McGuinness sent Sir Keir a list of things she wanted done. Chancellor Rachel Reeves also said that she was “absolutely determined to keep those good jobs at Hitachi” during a recent visit to the Treasury campus in Darlington.
“Look forward to meeting with the new government very soon to assess available solutions to maintain jobs and skills at Newton Aycliffe,” Hitachi executives stated earlier this month.
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