“Providing skilled jobs for generations to come – for my constituents, and residents all across the county of Lancashire'
PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak has been urged to ensure the new Tempest fighter jet is built in Lancashire.
Tory backbencher Mr Higginbotham told Mr Sunak at Prime Minister’s Questions: “The Global Combat Air Programme, including Team Tempest, is vital for UK national security and for the world class aerospace cluster we’ve got in Lancashire, with many businesses in Burnley and Padiham.“This aircraft will protect UK skies, give the RAF the tools it needs for the future, and deepen our relationship with allies like Japan and Italy.
Mr Sunak said: “I was delighted to announce this landmark international partnership with Japan and Italy in December. Team Tempest partners already employ 2,500 people in the UK, with over 1,200 in the North-West. Speaking afterwards, Mr Higginbotham said: “Tempest, and the wider GCAP programme, is already seeing the very best engineering minds come together to deliver a sixth-generation combat aircraft that is more advanced than anything in the world today. And it’s no surprise that a big part of that is taking place in Lancashire.
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