British Leyland used to get loads of abuse for getting Govt handouts, and now we are doing it for foreign bloody owners!
We should have bought them ourselves if we were going to do this!
We said we would give them so much and they said no its not enough!!
FFS let them close down and we will buy it back in a firesale.
Tata told to speed up discussions
Lord Mandelson said he had not received a response from Tata
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has urged Indian firm Tata to "quicken the pace" of negotiations over a government grant to help Jaguar Land Rover.
The Midlands-based firm announced 300 job cuts at its plant in Halewood, Merseyside last week after deciding to stop making the Jaguar X-type.
An initial government offer to Tata has been rejected.
Lord Mandelson said he had not received a response to a second offer but Tata said talks were continuing.
Mr Mandelson said: "We're in good discussions with them but I have indicated I would like them to quicken the pace of those discussions.
'Certain conditions'
"They have an offer of government assistance on the table.
"That has to be negotiated, this is taxpayers' money and I have to make sure that taxpayers' money is not only being put in to do the job for which it is designed but that it will also come out again in due course.
"Therefore it has to have certain conditions attached but we've made an offer and we are waiting for a response to that from the company."
Jaguar Land Rover recently launched its new car - the XJ sedan. Industry experts have said its success is very important to the firm's future.
It was designed in Coventry and will be built at its plant in Castle Bromwich, near Birmingham.
The firm said it would seek voluntary redundancies at Halewood following its announcement last week.
The plant will close for three weeks as part of an extended summer shutdown starting in September.
We should have bought them ourselves if we were going to do this!
We said we would give them so much and they said no its not enough!!
FFS let them close down and we will buy it back in a firesale.
Tata told to speed up discussions
Lord Mandelson said he had not received a response from Tata
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has urged Indian firm Tata to "quicken the pace" of negotiations over a government grant to help Jaguar Land Rover.
The Midlands-based firm announced 300 job cuts at its plant in Halewood, Merseyside last week after deciding to stop making the Jaguar X-type.
An initial government offer to Tata has been rejected.
Lord Mandelson said he had not received a response to a second offer but Tata said talks were continuing.
Mr Mandelson said: "We're in good discussions with them but I have indicated I would like them to quicken the pace of those discussions.
'Certain conditions'
"They have an offer of government assistance on the table.
"That has to be negotiated, this is taxpayers' money and I have to make sure that taxpayers' money is not only being put in to do the job for which it is designed but that it will also come out again in due course.
"Therefore it has to have certain conditions attached but we've made an offer and we are waiting for a response to that from the company."
Jaguar Land Rover recently launched its new car - the XJ sedan. Industry experts have said its success is very important to the firm's future.
It was designed in Coventry and will be built at its plant in Castle Bromwich, near Birmingham.
The firm said it would seek voluntary redundancies at Halewood following its announcement last week.
The plant will close for three weeks as part of an extended summer shutdown starting in September.
