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Can Gordon save Redcar’s Corus plant?

Some areas of Britain have been harder hit by the recession than others: just ask the good people of Teeside threatened with the closure of the Corus plant and a loss of 1,700 jobs. But now there’s a glimmer of hope that the Redcar plant might be saved after Gordon Brown promised the area’s three MPs that he would personally talk to the parent company owners – Tata in India – asking them to reconsider their plans.

Redcar MP Mrs Vera Baird told the Northern Echo about her meeting with the PM, saying: “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.”

UPDATE: Watch ITV’s North East Tonight video news report about this story.

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