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There is growing anger
over the government's decision to snub Derby
train maker, Bombardier by awarding the £7.5bn
contract to build a fleet of inter-city 'super
express' trains to Japanese firm Hitachi.
This despite Bombardier,
being the only company making trains in Britain,
with a factory in Derby employing more than
2,000.
The government has
claimed the contract would "create and
safeguard" 12,500 UK jobs but the Conservatives
and the Unions have raised serious concerns
about this claim.
Shadow Transport
Secretary Theresa Villiers MP said the
announcement was 'typical spin' from Gordon
Browns government. said she, " We need to
clarify what on earth is going on and how much
work will be done in this country.
Only around 500, at most
of the 12,500 jobs, announced today will be
created in the UK by the train builder Hitachi
and Labour have produced no convincing evidence
to back up the rest of their claims on jobs.
Geoff Hoon needs to stop
the spin and tell the UK's hard pressed train
manufacturing industry the real truth about his
decision on replacing intercity trains."
Our campaign, is to try
and get the Government to reconsider their
decision, we know they don't have a great
record of listening, but it is worth a try.
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