Michael Gove has said that the Government is working hard to ensure that electrical vehicles of the future will be powered by batteries made in Northumberland.
The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities was in Blyth this afternoon (Thursday) after announcing a £20.7m investment in the town - £18m of which will go towards housing. And he declared that the Government was ready to stand behind the "right company with the right investment" after Britishvolt fell into administration, potentially taking at least 3,000 jobs with it and a £3.8 billion investment in the North East economy.
The collapse of the start-up was dubbed a Government failure by Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves on a visit to the North East last week. However, Mr Gove said today he still sees future of electrical vehicles having their batteries made in Blyth, and earlier this month ChronicleLive reported that Australian firm Recharge Industries has bought Britishvolt, and is aiming to make plans for the battery plant at Cambois a reality.
