The site of a former brickworks in Bedfordshire will soon become the location of the first Universal theme park in Europe. The resort is set to open in 2031 following an agreement brokered between the US company, the government, and the local council. The government says the new park could generate £50bn for the economy and create 28,000 new jobs, most of which will be for the local community. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:21The statistic for that is really impressive, 80% of the jobs are going to be local jobs
00:36So just looking behind me, these are going to be the jobs of yourselves and your colleagues for years and years to come
00:43And we will make sure that those jobs go to the people who absolutely need them
00:48Because that's part of our plan to get Britain working
01:03We are really great at the creative industries
01:05Whether it's James Bond, Harry Potter, Paddington Bear
01:09We are a great place to invest and to showcase British talent
01:18ETHRO, Luton, Oxford, Cambridge, Gatwick
01:27What's the common thread here? It's all investments in London and the South East
01:31Whereas we'd like to see, I'd like to see investments announced in the regions
01:36In the North, Network North, Northern Powers Rail
01:39A1 dueling north of Newcastle
01:41In Scotland, in Wales, in Northern Ireland
01:44That's how you level up this country
01:46That's what's still in my title
01:47Something that Angela Rayner has dropped from her title
01:51I believe in levelling up
01:53But to do that, you've got to invest all around the country
01:56We will always act in our country's national interest
02:10For jobs and to support British business
02:13And that's what we will continue to do
02:15Whilst we have ongoing discussions with our counterparts in the United States
02:20We don't want to see an escalation of tariffs
02:24We want to do a deal that supports the UK economy
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