Axed Grangemouth workers accuse Labour of £1billion betrayal over Jim Ratcliffe support
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dailyrecord.co.ukLabour has been accused of a £1billion betrayal of Grangemouth workers after promising Jim Ratcliffe taxpayer support to redevelop Old Trafford while he closes the refinery.
Around 400 staff at the plant near Falkirk were told by PetroIneos last week they had lost their jobs despite repeated promises from government ministers of a “just transition”.
The redundancies came days after Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave her backing to Ratcliffe, who part-owns Grangemouth, for a multi-billion pound revamp of Manchester United’s stadium and surrounding area.
The project could see £1billion of public money invested in housing and transport infrastructure including the possible relocation of an entire cargo rail network, the Sunday Mail can reveal.
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