I will never stop fighting for Hitachi Jobs and I will continue to raise this with ministers at every opportunity.
Throughout all this, I refuse to get political and focus on what was in Hitachi’s best interests. I remain of the opinion that anything that can be done to help the site have orders to compete for will be done.
However, the recent proclamations by my opposition are disingenuous blatant politicking to try and secure favour from an electorate they are misleading.
If there was a way to “just sign an order off” then I am absolutely convinced it would have been done. For Labour to say they would have done it is nothing short of scandalous.
If it could have been done as easily as they say, then it would have been done.
As the Secretary of State said in Parliament when I asked him before recess, the Government is doing all it can to facilitate rolling stock orders to support Hitachi and I hope that these efforts deliver what is required.
As I have done since being elected, I will continue to work with anyone and everyone to do everything possible to support the future of Hitachi or indeed any other business in my constituency