Richard Holden interviewed by the BBC as he welcomes Nissan's commitment to the North East

Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham, has today been interviewed by the BBC about Nissan.

Earlier today, Richard welcomed the news that Nissan is exploring building new models in the UK and will be shifting its battery production to Nissan’s Sunderland site. Many of Richard’s constituents are employed by Nissan, both directly and indirectly. You can read more about this here.

Richard has now spoken during the headline news story on BBC Look North earlier today, when he praised the huge commitment that Nissan have made and welcomed the ‘massive news’ for global Britain.

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