LDV – STATEMENT FROM LIAM BYRNE MP

I’m gutted that LDV’s new owner intends to relocate the assets from Washwood Heath.

I worked hard to keep production in Washwood Heath, and won the offer of £5m worth of government financial support for bidders.

My immediate priority now is the remaining workers who will be made redundant.

But today’s news makes it even more important that we get new investment moving fast into East Birmingham. We now have the second largest development site in the city, second only to Longbridge.

We need an East Birmingham alliance where politicians, business, the not-for-profit sector and our public servants join forces to get the East of the city working again.