EMOTIONS THE COLLAPSE OF MG ROVER HAS GENERATED “The ending of production at Longbridge, felt like a bereavement, and it takes time to recover from that. And people have been through the roller coaster of emotions that go with bereavement. Shock, grief, anger, denial and then a determination to face a changed future. The closure, after 99 years of car manufacturing, of a factory which has been …
Richard Burden MP, whose constituency includes the Longbridge car plant, has welcomed the publication of the National Audit Office report into the closure of MG Rover. Mr Burden said today: “The NAO has produced a balanced and comprehensive report which rightly underlines the significance of MG Rover to the economy of the West Midlands and the pace of events which led up to the closure of …
Commenting on the result of the elections in Israel, Richard Burden MP, Chair of the Britain-Palestine All-Party Parliamentary Group, today said: “When the results of the Palestinian election were announced the international community was very clear about the importance of the new Palestinian government standing by international law and international agreements. “It is important that an equally …
In Parliament today Richard Burden, Labour MP for Birmingham Northfield which includes the site of the former MG Rover factory, praised the Trade and Industry Secretary on the achievements so far of the MG Rover Task Force but reiterated his concern that there still remains a considerable number of people without jobs and an urgent need for regeneration in the South West Birmingham area. In …
Richard Burden MP has today welcomed the decision of the Commons Trade and Industry Committee to launch an Inquiry into the role of the Government and MG Rover, and has offered to give evidence if the Committee would find that helpful. The Longbridge car plant is in Mr Burden’s Birmingham Northfield constituency. In June last year, Mr Burden secured a special debate in Parliament in which …
Q8. [23746] Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab): My right hon. Friend will be aware that more than six months have passed since the collapse of MG Rover in my constituency. May I ask him to do two things? First, will he recognise the contribution that the taskforce set up by the Government has made towards helping the region and beyond to tackle the effects of that closure; and …
I was Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Northfield between 1992 and 2019 and a former Shadow Transport Minister. I now chair Healthwatch in Birmingham and Solihull, and the West Midlands Board of Remembering Srebrenica. I also work as a public affairs consultant. I am an effective community advocate and stakeholder alliance builder with a passion for human rights. I am a trustee of the Balfour Project charity and of Citizens Advice Birmingham, and a former Chair of Medical Aid for Palestinians.