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Gordon Brown to speak directly to parent group chiefs over Redcar plant

1:10pm Thursday 31st December 2009 in News Photograph of the Author By Graeme Hetherington

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP Ashok Kumar, Redcar MP Vera Baird and Stockton South MP Dari Taylor at a press conference in Redcar this morning after travelling up to Scotland to talk to Gordon Brown about the Corus steel works crisis Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP Ashok Kumar, Redcar MP Vera Baird and Stockton South MP Dari Taylor at a press conference in Redcar this morning after travelling up to Scotland to talk to Gordon Brown about the Corus steel works crisis

A DELEGATION of Labour MPs have persuaded the Prime Minister to personally help in a last ditch battle to save the threatened Corus plant in Redcar.

With 1,700 staff facing redundancy in the new year, Vera Baird, Ashok Kumar and Dari Taylor, travelled up to Scotland with the intention of getting Gordon Brown to speak directly to senior executives of parent group Tata in India.

"There was a real sense of urgency, which we welcomed."

Redcar MP Vera Baird

"There was a real sense of urgency, which we welcomed."

Redcar MP Vera Baird

"There was a real sense of urgency, which we welcomed."

Redcar MP Vera Baird

"There was a real sense of urgency, which we welcomed."

"There was a real sense of urgency, which we welcomed."

Redcar MP Vera Baird
Redcar MP Vera Baird

"There was a real sense of urgency, which we welcomed."

Redcar MP Vera Baird

"There was a real sense of urgency, which we welcomed."

Redcar MP Vera Baird

Time is running out to stop the closure of Teesside Cast Products but the three MPs are hopeful the government will be able to broker a last minute deal to find a buyer.

Redcar MP Mrs Baird said: "I was able to update the Prime Minister regarding the detail of my involvement over the last year, and in particular recent discussions and some options for moving forward.

"The Prime Minister said he would take these away, do more work and ensure consideration was given over the next few days. There was a real sense of urgency, which we welcomed.

"We have now got to keep going - anything that has to be done, will be done."

Read the full story in The Northern Echo tomorrow.

Comments(7)

tcpsteelworker says...
2:20pm Thu 31 Dec 09

Its not empty words that are needed it's action to save a lagging manufacturing sector how about bring the uk business rates in line with the rest of the EU no wonder were being hammered when it comes to cut backs instead of other EU countrys this plant should not be shut Corus going to post a 350million profit the next sector.And this Labour goverment need to more to support manufacturing especially ones who export most of their product like TCP Corus.This money making viable business is being sold short by Corus,TATA and the Labour party.

Teesside men of Iron,Men of Steel.

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loan_star says...
2:42pm Thu 31 Dec 09

How long has this been going on now? Its taken them this long to get to meet Brown!! So much for urgency!!

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dolanp1 says...
3:10pm Thu 31 Dec 09

When you look at the photograph all you see is a group of no-hopers, what chance have the Corus workers when a group as selfserving as these are wait untill the last minute before trying to get the biggest waste of time of the lot, Brown, to try and save the workers jobs, I hope this is remembered when the general election comes around.

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Super steve says...
6:38pm Thu 31 Dec 09

Its not GB trying to save Corus its clearly 100% Labour trying to save their pathetic worthless selves from getting decimated in the next election.
I dont know why they are worrying theres more than enough idiots still in the NE who wioll vote Labour cos their dads did or cos their shop stewards tell them to.

I forcast the Labour MPs in the NE keeping their seats and the north east continuing to decline and fail as it has done consistantly for the last 50 years thanks to the Labour party.

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Super steve says...
6:40pm Thu 31 Dec 09

that photo should be titled
"See nothing, say nothing and do nothing"

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Hugh, West Mids says...
11:32pm Thu 31 Dec 09

Bit late by Dari Taylor, but even so if the Tories win Stockton South they'll have a Commons majority. People can safely vote Labour to stop them without Brown preserving his own majority, whereas further up the Tory target list in Scarborough voting Labour is too risky.  A win there probably secures another Labour majority so in Scarborough the Tories must be backed to stop them.

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Hugh, West Mids says...
11:32pm Thu 31 Dec 09

Bit late by Dari Taylor, but even so if the Tories win Stockton South they'll have a Commons majority. People can safely vote Labour to stop them without Brown preserving his own majority, whereas further up the Tory target list in Scarborough voting Labour is too risky.  A win there probably secures another Labour majority so in Scarborough the Tories must be backed to stop them.

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