good news for jaguar land rover. absolutely. this loa n jaguar land rover. absolutely. oost for jaguar land rover, which is a unit ofan indian jaguar land rover, which is a unit of an indian company, just over a week after announcing a new range of electrified cars that will be manufactured at a facility in central england. so the car company will be investing hundreds of millions of pounds, transforming its site near birmingham after previously committing to electrified options of all new models from 2020. so the first electric vehicle off the production line will be the ninth generation of its flagship xj saloon, and this guarantee tojlr by the uk export finance agency was granted to support the design, manufacture and export of electric cars, and this news will definitely safeguard the jobs of thousands of workers and provide a much—needed boost for the british automotive industry which has been rocked by job cuts and planned closures, also brexit, a slowdown in china and flagging demand for diesel powered vehicles taking its toll onjaguar land rover over the years. a

the point made by jaguar land rover today, batteries.en from the government is support for innovation but not enough for the supply chain including having a big battery producing factory, we also need better support for skills and a more joined up approach by government and encouraging us to actually use electric cars. the decision by the government to cut subsidies for them la st government to cut subsidies for them last year was a big mistake. do you believe that jaguar land rover has got it right and that this is a gamble that ultimately will pay off? they will have to. there is no alternative. the industry will go underour alternative. the industry will go under our profound change. jaguar land rover are at the forefront of that and have had some success already. the fact this investment is happening here is a great boost for the local economy. other car-makers have gone further having the? the local economy. other car-makers have gone further having the7m europe? not really. we have seen progress by bmw but other than that jaguar la

you've got to remember that jaguar land rover terrific news, simon. redundancies over the last two years, so the news that this will secure the future of 2500 was cause for celebration. also it was interesting that it came at a jaguar land rover, because they have issued some of the most shrill warnings about the threat of a possible no—deal brexit to the industry. so, some will be saying, where they crying wolf? the other thing we are saying, as theo pointed out, there isa saying, as theo pointed out, there is a massive transformation going on in the global car industry, something like £240 billion going to be committed over the next two years to the move to electric. so although this sounds like a lot of money, it isa this sounds like a lot of money, it is a small drop in electric vehicle investment, in which the uk is actually lagging behind. the question for consumers is, are we going to be prepared to drive these cars? about 1% of the market is electric. with the charging infrastructure as it is, will this plant be making cars that people wa nt t

, future and to its great credit, led byjaguar land rover, it is future and to its great credit, led by jaguar a global environment. that is why the transition to electric cars is so welcome. jaguar land rover are trailblazers in this country, crucially, now, at the next stages, we need government to play its part, what we want to see, for example, the battery cells that are necessary for the cars, produced here in britain. at the moment they are produced in korea and that cannot make sense. crucially, also, what we are determined to see is that the government gets it right at the next stages on brexit. great uncertainty continues to overhang the automotive industry, and all i would say to ministers, is this: jaguar land rover have to date back to britain, we hope our british government backs jaguar land rover. just to take those two issues, one by one: the batteries, you say, the government needs to get behind that. why is that a government issue rather than an industry issue? the industry is collaborating together, it wants to see battery cells manufactured here in britain, but if you were t

jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions into its castle bromwich plant in the west midlands secret intelligence from him while he was foreign secretary. john mccririck, who for many years was the face of british horse racing, has died at the age of 79. let's return now to our main story — the conviction of the gang behind the biggest modern day slavery network ever exposed in the uk. sima kotecha is at birmingham crown court. what's been happening? wejust what's been happening? we just had three of these sentences handed down over the last ten minutes. these are the three men sentenced today. ignacy brzezinsk was given 11 years. he is on the run. he was sentenced in absence. wojciech nowakowski, four and in absence. wojciech nowakowski, fourand a in absence. wojciech nowakowski, four and a half years, and jan sadowski, three years. the slavery ring consists of eight people. five of them convicted and jailed in february and three today. they lured people from poland to birmingham, force them to carry out manual labour work in farms and factories, paying them as little as 50p

a boost for the uk car industry jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles in birmingham. and in wimbledon teen sensation coco gauff takes polona hercog to a final set on centre court meaning andy murray and serena williams‘ match is postponed to saturday. peter saves europe from the bad guys in spider—man, far from peter saves europe from the bad guys in spider—man, farfrom home, starring tom holland. find out whether mark was blown away by that and the rest of the week's releases in the film review. good evening. a gang has been convicted of running the uk's largest modern slavery ring. police believe up to 400 victims were forced to work by a gang of polish criminals in the west midlands who raked in millions. the gang lured vulnerable people from poland to the uk where they forced them to work for a pittance. eight people have been found guilty of offences including trafficking, money laundering and forcing people to perform forced labour. sima kotecha has been at birmingham crown court and sent this report. their victims, some as young

jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles.very shortly at wimbledon, and there for us shortly at wimbledon, and there for us keeping abreast of all the action is our sports correspondent. thanks a lot forjoining is our sports correspondent. thanks a lot for joining us is our sports correspondent. thanks a lot forjoining us this evening. john, a lot of excitement, they are due on court shortly, tell us a bit about this extraordinary pairing and how it came about. andy murray as we know was not sure whether or not he would be playing at wimbledon this year after the operation to resu rfa ce year after the operation to resurface his hip, but he pleased everybody no end when he said he would play in the main's doubles. you can imagine the extra lift he received when he announced he would play mixed doubles alongside serena williams. we will talk more on that ina williams. we will talk more on that in a moment, but we have a brilliant story unravelling at the moment out on centre court not least because a 15—year—old who has lit up

we have seen progress by bmw but other than that jaguar land rover have done well and getting their car to market. what we will see is much more collaboration betweenjl are limit will see is much more collaboration between jl are limit letter will see is much more collaboration betweenjl are limit letter are and other companies in developing the technology. the machinery has now gone silent and shortly they will start ripping it all out and in some new technology for that new electric future. the headlines on bbc news. the biggest network of modern—day slavery is exposed in the uk, eight people are convicted after forcing more than 400 victims into manual labour on farms and in factories. a boost for the uk car industry. jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles in birmingham. the founder of the english defence league, tommy robinson faces jail for contempt of court after filming defendants in a criminal trial and broadcasting the footage on social media. now on bbc news a look ahead to sportsday at 6.30pm tonight. we will be like at wimble

a loan to help the process onwards and to make sure that jaguar land rover is process onwards and to in a position not only to develop electric technology, but export it as well. this loan guarantee comes from uk export finance, which is the uk export credit division. it is not cold ha rd uk export credit division. it is not cold hard cash, it is not a loan, it isa cold hard cash, it is not a loan, it is a guarantee that is designed to facilitate commercial lending, allowing jaguar land rover to get its hands on the money it needs a decent terms. but it is a gesture of support and confidence in the company and it comes at an important time. jaguar land rover is permitting a major restructuring programme, and it is in the process of cutting a500 jobs. it wants to save money and the decision to build the flagship model as an electric car, at castle bromwich, was absolutely vital. i spoke to employees at the plant on the day the announcement was made, the atmosphere of relief was incredible. this is a very important time for the company. absolutely. i know you will stay across that for u

jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles in birmingham. in half an hour's time, we will be asking two experts whether the uk is ready for the electric car revolution. forced to live in squalid conditions with leaking toilets, no access to water, and paid as little as 50p a day, the 400 victims of britain's largest modern—day slavery ring. i couldn't even leave the house to go for a walk. they were following me, spying on me. they were controlling me. eight people from poland are jailed for forced labour offences, people trafficking, and money laundering. anger amongst tommy robinson supporters, as the former leader of the far—right english defence league faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of court. a champion in the making. 15—year—old coco gauff seals a stunning victory at wimbledon, taking her through to the fourth round in herfirst ever grand slam. and this — america's first lady, melania trump, gets herfirst statue in her home country of slovenia, to mixed reviews. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the

also on the programme tonight: a glimpse into an electric future — jaguar land rover unveils plans to a range of battery—powered cars at its plant in the west midlands. the former leader of the far—right english defence league, tommy robinson, has been found guilty of contempt of court. learning to move again — this man was left paralysed after an accident, now pioneering surgery means he can use his arms again. ladbrokes went 4—1, hill's 5—1, coral‘s 8—1, that's been taken... the racing punditjohn mccririck, for many years the face of british horse racing, has died at the age of 79. and a centre court debut for the american 15—year—old tennis sensation coco gauff. and coming up on bbc news... we'll round up the rest of the day's play from wimbledon, with the defending champion in the men's singles, novak djokovic, back in action. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a gang has been convicted of running the uk's largest modern slavery ring. police believe up to 400 victims were forced to work by a gang of polish criminals in the west midlands who raked in millions. the gan

more than two and a half thousand jobs are secured as jaguar land rover announces plans for new electric cars the last diesel rolls off the production line as the company looks to the future this is the next generation. but with electric cars onlyi percent of the market is it really sustainable — also tonight eight people convicted of running the uk's largest modern slavery ring after keeping hundreds in appalling conditions conservative leadership hopefuls on the future of the union and scotland after our special on the amazon rainforest — we answer some of your questions and a thrilling match on centre court featuring the youngest competitor in the tournament. but comes back to win against the odds. four stretch the ones world cup to 32 and to double its prize jaguar land rover is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to build a range of electric vehicles at its plant in birmingham. it will begin with an electric version of the jaguar xj from 2020. the company says it will help secure the jobs of more than two and a half thousand workers at the plant —— although it announced almost

backing britain's new case because car maker jaguar land rover says it will invest millions in the u.k. to make a range of electric cars and mexico city is wondering what to do with something that could have eased its traffic problems that became something of a plane instead. i'm chris colfer and berlin good to have you with us and we start the program with grieving families trying to rip their heads around a big pile of cash u.s. plane maker boeing is setting up 100000000 dollar fund to compensate relatives of the victims who perished in the 2 recent crashes of its $737.00 max planes in indonesia and you see opium but many of the families feel patronized by the plan and some are already saying. ethiopia airlines flight 302 was one of the 2 fatal crashes a 157 passengers and crew on board were killed lawyers for some of the victims' family members say boeing's offer is tactical in light of recent lawsuits. to make the statement was meant to sui the minds of the duty that will be making a determination on the cases that have been fired and. other family members have wondered why boeing

so far jaguar land rover has one electric car made in austria, the xj will be the first one made in thend rover says it has big ambitions and it needs government support so things like batteries can be built in britain in future as well. at the moment, components for batteries, even though they will be assembled forjaguar not farfrom even though they will be assembled for jaguar not far from here, even though they will be assembled forjaguar not farfrom here, the components are brought from asia, so the company says more government support and effort is needed to build biggerfactories support and effort is needed to build bigger factories that could make huge amounts of batteries for the entire industry, they could be made for britain. —— in britain. provides what about the brexit argument, there have been mutterings fromjlr argument, there have been mutterings from jlr suggesting a hard or no—deal brexit would be difficult for the automotive industry. some enthusiastic brexiteers would say clearly not by the actions today? the chief executive of jaguar land rover, it has been more than

jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles in birminghamd at wimbledon, double trouble as andy murray and serena williams prepare to start their mixed doubles campaign. ina to start their mixed doubles campaign. in a moment it will be time for sports day. after the biggest network of modern—day slavery is exposed in the uk, we will be speaking to theresa may's former envoy about how widespread theissueis former envoy about how widespread the issue is in the uk. following the issue is in the uk. following the news that jaguar land rover is investing hundreds of millions in electric cars, we will be looking at whether the uk is ready. that's at half past eight. you can send us your questions using the hashtag. later this evening, in the papers we will be looking at the headlines tomorrow with our guests. that's all ahead on bbc news. stay with us. now it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday. we are live at wimbledon on day five of these championships and these are headlines. cori gauff takes centre stage, good her run contin

jaguar land rover getting this loan guarantee to build electric cars.'s membership of the european union, there has been a concern for the future of the car industry. big companies like nissan and a japanese car makers saying hang on a second, if you are not a part of the european union, we may have to think about where we build our cars. this isa about where we build our cars. this is a real boost in the arm. yes, this is massive jaguar land rover and of course forjobs in the uk. this is almost one of theresa may's signing off. she has only days left as prime minister and she has announced this 500 million deal. it is for electric cars. there is this guarantee in the uk to move to fully electric cars by 2040 which a lot of people are seeing as a pretty optimistic date but with moves like this and this is of course all to guarantee the production of these electric cars here in the uk. it boosts jobs and it is this key boost for the environment. with two reasonably or both a parting gift from theresa may is to do this and helping jobs and it is a massive

jaguar land rover is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to build a range of electric vehicles atrmingham. the company says it will help secure the jobs of more than 2,500 workers at the plant — although it announced almost double the number of job losses earlier this year. our business editor simon jack is in castle bromwich. after 6,000 lay—offs in the last two years, workers at jaguar land rover finally had a reason to be cheerful as they arrived at work today. the boss announced the company was spending nearly £1 billion on electrifying one of its most famous models. julia and martin davies got married after meeting at the plant. 0ur son—in—law‘s here, so this is the next generation. they're taking this on. it's secured their futures, it's just fantastic. jlr has been very downbeat about the damage a no—deal brexit could do to future investment. today, there was a change of tune. today is the day of electrifying the plant, and honouring our people, who are going with us to define a new, electrified future. you're spending nearly £1 billion, when you said that the prospect of a

a boost for the uk car industry — jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to buildup on afternoon live all the sport with will — doubles to look forward to at wimbledon...

now let's brief you on some other business stories: jaguar land rover is to announce a major uk investmentring. the move is expected to secure hundreds ofjobs at the castle bromwich plant, near birmingham. it will mean the end of the x] luxury car in its petrol and diesel form. the news follows january‘s announcement of 4,500 job cuts, mostly in the uk, following 1,500 jobs lost in 2018. uk bookmaker william hill says it plans to close about 700 betting shops, which could lead to 11,500 job losses. the firm says the move follows the government's decision in april to crack down on fixed—odds betting terminals, reducing the maximum stake to just £2. since then, it has seen a significant fall in gaming machine revenues. and now, what is trending in the business news this morning? 0n bloomberg, the world's most miserable economy has seven—figure inflation. venezuela tops the company's annual misery index, which covers inflation and unemployment outlooks for 62 economies, for the fifth year in a row, followed by argentina, south africa and turkey. quartz reports how africa's largest economy is

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jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles in birminghamexperts whether the uk is ready for the electric car revolution. forced to live in squalid conditions with leaking toilets, no access to water, and paid as little as 50p a day, the 400 victims of britain's largest modern—day slavery ring. i couldn't even leave the house to go for a walk. they were following me, spying on me. they were controlling me. eight people from poland are jailed for forced labour offences, people trafficking, and money laundering.

jaguar land rover has confirmed it's to build a range of electric cars at its castle bromwich plant inweek shutdown will be needed before three electric cars can be developed, including a version of the xj model. the firm said around 2,500 jobs have been secured by the investment. in january, it announced 4,500 jobs were being cut with the majority coming from the uk. bbc news has learned that downing street attempted to withhold some secret intelligence from borisjohnson when theresa may made him foreign secretary three years ago. the move caused concern among senior intelligence officials, who were worried he could approve operations without being given all the relevant information. a source close to mrjohnson insisted he'd seen everything he needed to see. both the foreign office and number ten say they do not comment on intelligence matters. eight former senior police officers — including five former heads of scotland yard — have warned there is a feeling that britain has descended into lawlessness and the public has lost confidence in the police. it's being blamed on the amount of

s biggest carmaker jaguar land rover says it will invest millions in the u.k. to make a range of electric cars and mexico city is wondering what to do with something that could have eased its traffic problem.

and jaguar land rover wins a £500 million loan from the uk government to accelerate the country's electricy, with the big us banks taking centre stage. japan has reopened today, and so far, investors

the headlines: jaguar land rover pumps hundreds of millions into their west midlands plant — where atelligence from borisjohnson when theressa may made him foreign secretary. five former police chiefs warn that the public has lost confidence in the police — and drug and knife crime have created a feeling that britain has descended into lawlessness. everywhere wheeler, a blank where she should be —— we look. families of the victims in the boeing ethiopia air crash demand to know why the 737 max was allowed to fly. in pioneering surgery, nerves inside paralysed people's

in recent weeks, we have seen amazon, ntt, the big japanese tech firm, and indeed jaguar land rover announce so it is not all one way or all the risks are downward, there are opportunities here, and we need to be ready to mitigate that. the government still insists it would prefer to leave the eu with a deal but has to operate on the assumption that won't happen, and that means companies have little choice but to prepare for a deeply uncertain future. theo leggett, bbc news. our business correspondent colletta smith is at the vauxhall plant in ellesmere port. worrying news for the workforce. worrying news for the workforce there. it certainly is, reeta, a very quiet day at the plant because most of it is shut for the two week summer most of it is shut for the two week summer shutdown, so staff are mostly off on their holidays at the moment, and it is not going be pleasant news for them here in wherever they are 01’ for them here in wherever they are or when they return to work. it is not necessarily surprising news, because as we heard theo saying there, just four weeks ago the company said

jaguar land rover is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to build electric vehicles in birmingham is exposed in the uk. eight people are jailed after forcing more than 400 victims into manual labour on farms and in factories. translation: i couldn't even leave the house to go for a walk. they were following me, spying on me. they were controlling me. anger amongst tommy robinson supporters as the former leader of the far—right english defence league faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of court 15—year—old coco gauff seals a stunning victory at wimbledon, taking her through to the fourth round in herfirst ever grand slam. and this — america's first lady, melania trump, gets herfirst statue in her home country of slovenia, to mixed reviews. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are editor of politics home kevin schofield and uk correpondent for france 2a benedicte paviot. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the conservative leadership race leads a number of tomorrow's front pages, including the times, whic

jaguar land rover has announced plans to spend nearly £1 billion developing electric cars.gures. the smmt says it's very welcome but it's also an outlier and that elsewhere investment has simply dried up. but companies are still having to spend money. the smmt says at least £330 million have gone on preparing for a no deal brexit at a time when it says funding is badly needed to develop new technologies. it's incredibly difficult to prepare to innovate while thinking that we may go to a no deal brexit with no transition. that's the biggest concern of the car industry in the uk at the moment. in a statement, the government said... "we continue to talk to industry including the automotive sector in the run up to exit day to ensure they're prepared and can maximise the opportunities of our exit from the eu." but the smmt insists that failing to get a good deal could jeopardise the entire future of car making in this country. theo leggett, bbc news. it's the final day of campaigning in the brecon and radnorshire by—election. voters go to the polls tomorrow in the first electora

i spoke to jaguar and land rover's ceo about how he believes the future of smart mobility will be veryectric. take a listen. -- jaguar and --d rover are british bands brands and they have outstanding vehicles. employees,y of our localized in the u.k., very creative engineering -- engineers. ofdeliver this combination bridges design and engineering integrity, and that is something we want to keep. therefore we trust them with things that at the end of the day, these very -- specific elements. we have an opportunity to be competitive in the market, globally and in their future also on a worldwide presence. one of the key things about making electric vehicles are the factories. you've talked about the need to have a gige factory to venue thatcher batteries in the united kingdom. -- to manufacture batteries in the united kingdom. would you need to form a consortium to make that happen? the future of small mobility will be electric, and whatever kind of form. , and hybrids.trol in the future we can think about the electric calls -- cars, all of them need petrol. 40 percent of a vehicle is t

land rover? reporter: more weakness, considering we are likely to see a 15% drop in revenue. motors actually registered a 5% decline in jaguaror this order. we are likely to see a loss to the tune of about $216 million for this quarter. we are not expecting a spike when it comes to earnings from the company this time, either. rishaad: thank you very much. coming up, our reporters are going chart to chart. it is that time of the morning. they are competing for david's opinion. [laughter] this is bloomberg. ♪ our china markets reporter jenny you is here. it is battle of the charts, pitting their best once against one another. david: four bloomberg clients, check out their charts and a couple of seconds, it will run at the bottom of your screen. let's kick it off with a gentleman in the yellow tie. chris. reporter: ok, guys. as you may know, the four most dangerous words in markets are "it's different this time," but that's what i'm going to put to you today with this chart. in the run-up to the sales tax increase in japan, this looks at aggregate japanese incomes. if you take all of the paychecks that all japanese workers got,

tariffs would be devastating on the profit and cash flow streams of all of the german oems and jaguar land rover wants to take any of that risk into the portfolio. what is the sector priced for? how bad an environment is the auto sector pricing in? people talk about a recession. people talk about major tariffs. give me a sense from a macro point of view what is priced. arndt: we are looking at valuation multiples that are 20% or 30% below any recession that we have ever seen. cannot drop much further from here, especially the price value multiples. is indicatinge pe and a substantial drop in earnings. the risk here is can earnings fall 20% or 30%. they can easily fall 20% or 30%, even already in 2020, if you just look the risk from regulation in europe and trade. that is what the market is waiting for. the market is waiting for honesty in earnings for 2021. let them fall by 20% or 30% and that it is time to buy the space. guy: in terms of getting an understanding about what the future technology story is going to look like, uber is one of those factors that the market is having to price in. a no

he didn't reference the fact that in the last week we have seen the announcement by jaguar land rovers about electric vehicles, 2700 jobs at the plant and bmw announced they will manufacture electric many, 5000 jobs in that plant. the right honorable gentlemen knows that he could take no deal off the table by voting for the deal. if he wants to talk about economic forecasts and the future of the economy he should get more reflection on the fact the forecasts for scotland show that its economy will grow slower than the rest of the united kingdom under s&p government. >> the work can be beneficial especially when delivering on the people's priorities. will you agree with me the excellent work on the council leadership which is conservative would award a fund that we could all agree on the keynote of our local community? >> the point he makes is what we have seen is the benefit across party working. this could be immensely positive for the local communities. and to the next phase we believe in that, and across party working to show what can be achieved. >> children as young as 7 were groo

finally enough jaguar land rover announced be playing into the figures? o vehicles that are also built in the uk, securing the whole supply chain to make sure the whole supply chain to make sure the future is safe. investment is down but car production is also down. why is that? two key reasons, firstly a global downturn. we can see it at home in the uk, we see it in china, every bit as affected by a downturn in demand. the other major factor for falling 20% was that a lot of the factory shutdown in april, they normally shuts down and summerand april, they normally shuts down and summer and moved the shutdowns to april because that is when they thought next was happening. that‘s two a whole month of numbers out of the system which would normally be there. it will balance out a little bit in the next six months and we are expecting to be about 15% down on the year as a whole. thank you. it‘s the final day of campaigning in the brecon and radnorshire by—election. voters go to the polls tomorrow in the first electoral test for borisjohnson as prime minister.

jaguar land rover has announced plans to spend nearly £1 billion developing electric cars.re investment has simply dried up. but companies are still having to spend money. the smmt says at least £330 million have gone on preparing for a no deal brexit at a time when it says funding is badly needed to develop new technologies. it‘s incredibly difficult to prepare to innovate while thinking that we may go to a no deal brexit with no transition. that‘s the biggest concern of the car industry in the uk at the moment. in a statement, the government said... "we continue to talk to industry including the automotive sector in the run up to exit day to ensure they‘re prepared and can maximise the opportunities of our exit from the eu." but the smmt insists that failing to get a good deal could jeopardise the entire future of car making in this country. theo leggett, bbc news. it‘s the final day of campaigning in the brecon and radnorshire by—election. voters go to the polls tomorrow in the first electoral test for borisjohnson as prime minister. from brecon, our correspondent tomos

in recent weeks, we have seen amazon, ntt, the big japanese tech firm, and indeed jaguar land rover announceward, there are opportunities here, and we need to be ready to mitigate that. the government still insists it would prefer to leave the eu with a deal but has to operate on the assumption that won't happen, and that means companies have little choice but to prepare for a deeply uncertain future. theo leggett, bbc news. i am joined by businessman and economistjohn mills — founder and chairman of the consumer product companyjml and a supporter of the pro—brexit group leave means leave. and also a donor to the labour party. can i just and also a donor to the labour party. can ijust ask and also a donor to the labour party. can i just ask you and also a donor to the labour party. can ijust ask you what and also a donor to the labour party. can i just ask you what you think has happened since boris johnson became prime minister, has there been a change of emphasis towards a no—deal brexit that you suspect, i don't know what, was already the plan? yes, i think there has been. i think it has

in recent weeks, we have seen amazon, ntt, the big japanese tech firm, and indeed jaguar land rover announcell the risks are downward, there are opportunities here, and we need to be ready to mitigate the risk. the government still insists it would prefer to leave the eu with a deal but has to operate on the assumption that won‘t happen, and that means companies have little choice but to prepare for a deeply uncertain future. theo leggett, bbc news. well, our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has spent the day at the vauxhall plant in cheshire that‘s threatened with losing all production, as you heard in theo‘s report. she‘s been talking to the union unite about the plant‘s future. welcome to the home of vauxhall astra here in the uk at ellesmere port. this car park is normally absolutely bunged full of cars and workers toing and froing as they start their shifts but at the moment we are in a two—week summer shutdown of the whole plant, so as workers head off on their summer holidays they will certainly be concerned by the developments that we are hearing today. so four weeks ago

will have noticed, bmw has announced a huge investment to build electric minis at cowley and jaguar land rovert £1 billion into electric vehicles in birmingham. that, by the way, is how we will tackle the climate change issue, not with the hair shirt-ism of the greens but with wonderful new technology made in this country. >> may i warmly congratulate my right hon. friend on lifting the mood of the nation? will he look at the record amount of funds going into education, to address not only the funding going to further education but the distribution among the highest-funded and lowest-funded education authorities? >> that is of course what we are doing. that is the nature of the pledge and the undertaking that we are making with the £4.6 billion that we have announced. the objective, as i think members will know by now, is to lift per capita per pupil funding to a minimum everywhere of £4,000 for primary school pupils and £5,000 for secondary school pupils. >> i want to maximise participation and there is therefore a premium on brevity. i appeal to colleagues to be unselfish and to ask single-s

in earlyjuly we had an announcement from jaguar land rover to say they were investing close to £1 billionectric cars, that's one bit of good news, but the smmt has said that's an outlier because investment has stalled everywhere else. throughout the world the industry is investing heavily in things like electric cars and autonomous vehicles. another point, the industry is having to spend a lot of money on contingency planning for a no—deal brexit at the moment. according to smmt, that figure is around £33 million and some of that money has been effectively wasted because it was spent on bringing forward factory shutdowns in april which cannot now be repeated in 0ctober. all of this money is being used, not being invested, at a time when the industry feels it needs to be investing. and let's not forget, in the uk we have the honda swindon plant due to shut down in 2021. ford wa nts to plant due to shut down in 2021. ford wants to shut down a plant in bridgend and nissan has taken work that was meant to go to a plant in sunderland, to japan. the problem is, those factories are going for dif

should be said that in recent weeks we've seen amazon, umtiti, the big japanese tech firm, and jaguar land rovertone in your government, which is your working on the assumption of a no deal, our people right to be worried? people at home, having their breakfast this morning thinking about how things are going to be, are they right to be worried? well, i think the most important thing from the position of government is to provide the assurance about the risk in a balanced way. the biggest risk i would say is to allow the uncertainty of the tortuous process we've been in with the eu to continue. i think the one reassurance we can give both businesses worried about uncertainty but also voters watching is provide finality by coming out at the end of october. that's one thing, finality, but it's a very basic question. you must the aware of this. you can't be entirely isolated from this notion that people have concerns about no deal. they might think it's a good thing to do what your government plans to do, but that doesn't necessarily think they're not worried about how it might impact on their famil

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backing britain's ukase biggest carmaker jaguar land rover says it will invest millions in the u.k. to make a range of electric cars and mexico city is wondering what to do with something that could have eased its traffic problems but became something of a plane instead. i'm chris. good to have you with us and we start the program with grieving families trying to rip their heads around a big pile.

the british car manufacturer jaguar land rover is expected to announce it is investing hundreds of millionspounds in the west midlands in order to build electric vehicles in the uk. it's thought the company will manufacture a new electric version of the xj model at its castle bromwich plant. victoria is here with more details. give us more information on this one. good morning. it's really a sign of the times, that pairing jaguar that we're all used to is having secure its future by going electric —— purring. we expect some announcement today about the castle bromwich plant, and they're going to ta ke bromwich plant, and they're going to take that off—line for six weeks two to it, to make sure they can go electric in the future. this x-trail, electric in the future. this x—trail, an executive car —— re—tool it. -- x—trail, an executive car —— re—tool it. —— x1. it will x—trail, an executive car —— re—tool it. —— xj. it will roll off the production lines in castle bromwich in the future. a really good sign of the times and a vote of confidence in uk manufacturing because it's had serious blo