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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Holly Williams

AstraZeneca ‘very disappointed’ after ditching £450m Liverpool vaccine site

The boss of drugmaker AstraZeneca has said he was ‘very disappointed’ with the firm’s move to scrap plans for a £450 million vaccine plant in Liverpool, but insisted the business case did not stack up (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Archive)

The boss of drugmaker AstraZeneca has said he was “very disappointed” with the firm’s move to scrap plans for a £450 million vaccine plant in Liverpool, but insisted the business case did not stack up.

Pascal Soriot, chief executive of AstraZeneca, denied any rift with the Government over the decision, which it revealed earlier this week, saying Labour failed to match the previous government’s offer of support.

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