and had been promised government funds worth £100m, but the grant was dependent on finding private investors for the project.
Some Tories are hoping that a new buyer can still be found for the company, but the majority of its 300 staff were immediately made redundant after it collapsed into administration last Tuesday. It follows BMW’s decision in October to stop building the electric version of the Mini in the UK. Its Oxford plant will then only be making petrol models for the foreseeable future.
“Britain has to have battery factories if we are to continue making cars in this country. Labour has an industrial strategy, including a commitment to part-invest in eight gigafactories alongside industry. If we want to see investment in Britain we need a government willing to be the partner business needs.”
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