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Jan 6 2009
Politicians from across the political spectrum have backed calls for a government loan to support Jaguar Land Rover through the credit crunch....
Dec 17 2008
Carmakers are to ask for access to a £65 million training fund to save jobs as they face plummeting sales next year....
Nov 25 2008
The developers behind plans to build a £750 million new town on the site of the former MG Rover car plant are confident they can resolve differences with the city council which brought a public inquiry into the scheme to a halt....
Aug 8 2008
Mike Whitby’s florid account of the resumption of production of MG sports cars at Longbridge bore more than a passing resemblance to the efforts of another Tory wordsmith, Lord Jeffrey Archer. ...
Aug 4 2008
After Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby outlined his role in the aftermath of the collapse of MG Rover, Longbridge MP Richard Burden gives his version of events....
Aug 4 2008
Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby has been accused of manipulating the resumption of car production at Longbridge for his own personal glorification....
Aug 4 2008
Plans for road improvements at Longbridge in Birmingham will kill off any hopes of resurrecting a nearby disused railway line, it has been claimed. ...
Aug 4 2008
Birmingham MP Richard Burden has accused city council leader Mike Whitby of hijacking the resumption of car production at Longbridge in a personal glory-trip....
May 21 2008
Longbridge has taken a major step towards shaking off the shackles of MG Rover’s collapse with the submission of four major planning applications to deliver a new town centre, housing and industry. ...
May 16 2008
Land Rover and Jaguar face devastating EU fines – up to nearly £17,000 for each car off the assembly lines – under a tough new emissions regime....
