Backing for Land Rover after demo

Councillors put their full support behind Land Rover workers in Solihull at a Full Council meeting on Tuesday night.

Members unanimously supported Councillor Ken Hawkins’ (Con, Elmdon) motion to support Solihull’s largest employer.

The motion stated that “The Council confirms its support for Land Rover and for the manufacture of Land Rover vehicles in the borough.”

Members of all parties spoke on their support for the Lode Lane-based plant and was recently victim to a demonstration from Greenpeace.

Coun Hawkins, said: “Land Rover are a vital part of our local economy and we are rightly proud to have them in the borough.

“They are highly valued, and take great steps to work with us and local people on issues concerning the environ-ment.”

He added: “They make a great contribution to our borough and we want to send them a message that the council is behind them.” Activists brought production of the Range Rover to a standstill on May 13, after walking past security and chaining themselves to robots and unfinished vehicles after disguising themselves as workers.

Coun Mick Corser, (Lab, Chelmsley Wood), said: “These protesters never thought about the workers. It’s about their total disregard for people’s jobs. More than anything this borough relies on Land Rover.

“We all know that Land Rover more than anybody are progressive in terms of environmentally safe vehicles and we know what they have done for the environment around Solihull.”

(this article was taken from icsolihull.co.uk)

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