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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Clark Garret Alvarez

Andy Burnham Pushes 'Making Things' in Britain as McLaren Pledges £500m and 1,000 New Jobs

McLaren plans £500m UK expansion, new factory and in-house engines in major jobs pledge (Credit: Garvin St. Villier/Pexels)

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has declared that Britain should be a country that 'makes things' as McLaren Automotive announced a £500 million UK investment expected to create 1,000 jobs by 2032.

Burnham hailed the investment on Wednesday, 16 September, as an example of his government's push to reindustrialise Britain, with McLaren expanding manufacturing and engineering while preparing to build its own engines in-house for the first time.

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