"If Rachel Reeves can't grasp that concept and doesn't care where things are made then she should go. Actually, you have to have a vision for Britain. You can't just be in government, you can't just say today's a new day."
"Leonardo helicopter factory at Yeovil, the sole bidder on a stalled 1bn manufacturing contract. It employs 3,300 people on an average salary of 58,000 a year, and its Italian owner has said it will have to close down unless it is awarded the work before 1 March."
"Labour is supposed to be in for workers in the working class. I'm seeing very little evidence of that. The government's failure to publish the defence investment plan amid Treasury resistance to its high cost threatens British manufacturing and employment."
Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite union, has called for Rachel Reeves' removal as Chancellor if the Treasury continues blocking a major defence investment plan. The delay threatens tens of thousands of jobs, particularly at Leonardo's helicopter factory in Yeovil, which employs 3,300 people and faces closure by March 1 without the £1 billion contract. Graham criticizes the government for failing to deliver on promises to increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 and 3.5% by 2035. The stalled contracts affect not only manufacturing but local economies, with businesses like hotels and housing markets already experiencing uncertainty. Graham argues the Labour government is failing working-class communities despite campaign promises.
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