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David Miliband meets BAE unions over Eurofighter job fears


LABOUR leadership hopeful David Miliband has met unions at BAE Systems to discuss their job fears.

The shadow Foreign Secretary said workers were being affected by ‘planning blight’ over the uncertainty surrounding the multi-billion pound Eurofighter Typhoon contract.

Yesterday he spent half an hour in behind-closed-doors talks at the firm’s sports and social Canberra Club in Samlesbury.

The visit came after the Lancashire Telegraph revealed the firm was bracing itself for thousands of job losses if the government cancels Tranche 3B of the project.

A defence review is underway, and the Ministry of Defence will also be looking for most cost savings following next month’s spending review.

Speaking after the meeting, Mr Miliband said: “The union has been briefing me about its worries over the government’s defence policy, and what it means for the industrial strength of this region.

“This is a strong manufacturing industry, and it depends on sensible defence budgeting. What people want is clarity.

“Everyone understands the government needs to save money.”

He said maintaining the Eurofighter had been a manifesto commitment for Labour before the last General Election, but could not make the same guarantee for the following Parliament.

He said: “We made a clear commitment before the election, and would have done in this Parliament. But we don’t know what we are going to inherit.”

Unite union rep Neil Sheehan said: “He listened, and certainly had a good grasp of the situation.

“We are concerned like everyone else, but we just don’t know yet.“ David and his brother Ed Miliband are the frontrunners in the race to become the next Labour leader. Ballot papers were sent out to members this week and the result will be announced later this month.

Comments(10)

Chris P Bacon says...
9:27pm Thu 2 Sep 10

Could the Latin Leper report to this thread please? There's an overwhelming need for your pretentious pillockism. See how many Latinisms you can get in not to forget 'notwithstanding' and 'it is my honest belief'. Fill yer boots, cherub, there's a good lad.

DEO VOLENTE says...
10:04pm Thu 2 Sep 10

Is this David Miliband the next "New Labour Leader" - the natural "Heir to Blair"? I hope that Mr Miliband takes the time to explain that any cuts to jobs at BAE are due to the "New Labour" legacy. I also hope that someone at BAE has the good sense to tell Mr Miliband that "New Labour are to directly to blame for the economic and moral decline of the U.K. I also hope that someone has the good sense to remind Mr Miliband that "New Labour" and their Politically Disorientated, Spendaholic, Champagne Socialist, Politically (in)correct policies are responsible for the lamentable state that the U.K. currently finds itself in. Furthermore I hope that someone also has the good sense to inform Mr Miliband that when he elected leader of the "New Labour" project that he will have to enjoy sitting on the opposition benches for many, many years due to the U.K. electorate realising just what an incompetent disgrace "New Labour" actually are. If there is no-one at BAE who wants to tell Mr Miliband all of the aforementioned, which I doubt. I would be more than happy to tell him myself. Perhaps Mr Miliband reads the local press, I hope that he does. With that in mind I would like to repeat to him that we must never let "New Labour" back into office so that they can, inter alia, corrupt and infect our great country again. Are you listening Mr Miliband? Ah well "Tempus Fugit"
Deus Vobiscum.

Longtimerover says...
10:46pm Thu 2 Sep 10

At the moment Ed Miliband is not a member of the Government and is not likely to be for some time.

The Left Wing Loony Party has not even elected him as their leader yet.

Let's be thankful for that for a short time !!

Grizzly says...
11:05pm Thu 2 Sep 10

DEO VOLENTE wrote:
Is this David Miliband the next "New Labour Leader" - the natural "Heir to Blair"? I hope that Mr Miliband takes the time to explain that any cuts to jobs at BAE are due to the "New Labour" legacy. I also hope that someone at BAE has the good sense to tell Mr Miliband that "New Labour are to directly to blame for the economic and moral decline of the U.K. I also hope that someone has the good sense to remind Mr Miliband that "New Labour" and their Politically Disorientated, Spendaholic, Champagne Socialist, Politically (in)correct policies are responsible for the lamentable state that the U.K. currently finds itself in. Furthermore I hope that someone also has the good sense to inform Mr Miliband that when he elected leader of the "New Labour" project that he will have to enjoy sitting on the opposition benches for many, many years due to the U.K. electorate realising just what an incompetent disgrace "New Labour" actually are. If there is no-one at BAE who wants to tell Mr Miliband all of the aforementioned, which I doubt. I would be more than happy to tell him myself. Perhaps Mr Miliband reads the local press, I hope that he does. With that in mind I would like to repeat to him that we must never let "New Labour" back into office so that they can, inter alia, corrupt and infect our great country again. Are you listening Mr Miliband? Ah well "Tempus Fugit"
Deus Vobiscum.
Are you ill?

time.team says...
11:58pm Thu 2 Sep 10

Goodness me - It's the Tony Milibrand!
-
The Labour Party will have to get rid of the ‘New’ Labour Party completely before it can be taken seriously?
One of Blair‘s bar-steward children!

Chris P Bacon says...
6:43am Fri 3 Sep 10

Grizzly wrote:
DEO VOLENTE wrote:
Is this David Miliband the next "New Labour Leader" - the natural "Heir to Blair"? I hope that Mr Miliband takes the time to explain that any cuts to jobs at BAE are due to the "New Labour" legacy. I also hope that someone at BAE has the good sense to tell Mr Miliband that "New Labour are to directly to blame for the economic and moral decline of the U.K. I also hope that someone has the good sense to remind Mr Miliband that "New Labour" and their Politically Disorientated, Spendaholic, Champagne Socialist, Politically (in)correct policies are responsible for the lamentable state that the U.K. currently finds itself in. Furthermore I hope that someone also has the good sense to inform Mr Miliband that when he elected leader of the "New Labour" project that he will have to enjoy sitting on the opposition benches for many, many years due to the U.K. electorate realising just what an incompetent disgrace "New Labour" actually are. If there is no-one at BAE who wants to tell Mr Miliband all of the aforementioned, which I doubt. I would be more than happy to tell him myself. Perhaps Mr Miliband reads the local press, I hope that he does. With that in mind I would like to repeat to him that we must never let "New Labour" back into office so that they can, inter alia, corrupt and infect our great country again. Are you listening Mr Miliband? Ah well "Tempus Fugit"
Deus Vobiscum.
Are you ill?
The jury's back on that; it's a resopunding GUILTY!

akon says...
3:13pm Fri 3 Sep 10

What the f&ck as any of this got to do with the russian commy ,Miliband ?
Your party is not in power, you were ousted at the last election, remember ?Now f&ckski offski !!

DEO VOLENTE says...
11:23pm Fri 3 Sep 10

As previously stated comrades "New Labour" are directly responsible for the economic and moral decline of the U.K.
We must never allow "New Labour" to corrupt and infect the U.K again.
Ah well "Tempus Fugit" my little "quislings" and "traitiors" you will be spending many years in the dark unless you adopt a more coherent and realistic political outlook, remember I am here to educate and re-program you. On that note "Fiat Lux" and for the less well informed, uneducated, left wing, socilaist "misfits" amongst you "Per Ardua Ad Astra". Oh I nearly forgot the more I see "David Miliband - the "Heir to Blair" the more confident I become about the complete demise of the "New Labour" project. In my opinion he looks like a drowning man! Or perhaps a wounded rabbit looking into a "Rolls Royce's" headlights. Is he the best that you have got? God have mercy on your souls. You are indeed damned!
Deus Vobiscum
Are you listening Mr Miliband?

DEO VOLENTE says...
11:37pm Fri 3 Sep 10

Oh, I nearly forgot. In response to the highly amusing "Oscar Wilde" like comment, that being "Are you ill" . Gosh! how long did it take you to think of that? A "left wing" comic genius in the true sense of Blair, Brown, Miliband (or should the latter be "Nihiliband")? Oh I do get better and better! I suprise myself I really do. In my honestly held opinion "Mr Nihiliband" looks ill. He displays sympyoms of "New Labourism". Get him to a doctor immediately, the poor man is positively "green with envy". he looks as if he is staring into the "Abyss". But then again he is is he not?
Ah well "Tempus Fugit" my little "quislings" and "traitors"
Deus Vobiscum
Are you listening "Nr Nihiliband"?

Chris P Bacon says...
7:25am Sat 4 Sep 10

Look at this...the Latin Leper lives such a brilliant social life that he comes on here at coming up to midnight on a Friday night to chuck yet more illiterate, mentally ill, pretentious nonsense. Do you know what the difference is between Latin leper and a bucket of human waste? The bucket.


WORRIES: Labour leadership contender David Miliband MP, shadow Foreign Secretary, meets workers at BAE Samlesbury WORRIES: Labour leadership contender David Miliband MP, shadow Foreign Secretary, meets workers at BAE Samlesbury

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