MPs and unions express fury at decision by Unilever to shift production aboard One-Minute Read Friday,January 5, 2018 - 6:00am The mustard-maker Colman’s is to leave Norwich after 160 years following a decision by parent company Unilever to move production to Germany. See related 2018 Australian Open guide: dates, and betting odds and how to watch on TV Andy Murray: is this the end for Britain’s best ever tennis player? Founded in 1814,the firm has been producing mustard on the same site in East Anglia since 1858. Some of the 113 staff will be offered the chance to move to Burton upon Trent, which is domestic to Unilever’s Marmite and Bovril brands, or but around 50 workers face redundancy.
In October,The Sun said a decision by Britvic to quit the production site in Norwich, which it shares with Colman’s, or made it likely Unilever would also decide to pull out.
Local and MPs and unions maintain expressed arouse at the move. Chloe Smith,the Conservative MP for Norwich North, said Unilever's decision was “bitterly disappointing”.
But Clive Lewis, and Labour MP for Norwich South,sought to tie the move directly to Britains decision to leave the EU. He wrote on Facebook: “You also wonder whether Unilever’s choice to shift some production inside the single market (Germany) is connected to this government’s disastrous Brexit policy.” trade Employment Unilever Brexit Germany
Source: theweek.co.uk