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UK to sign major deal in battery factory boost for electric vehicles

RISHI Sunak will sign a deal with Jaguar Land Rover who will build a major battery factory in Brexit Britain – rather than Spain.

The Prime Minister will reveal a 9,000 jobs boost for electric vehicles as Indian conglomerate Tata give the green light for a multi-billion cash injection in Somerset.

The decision will help secure the future of JLR marking a significant investment  win for the government with the new range of leccy Jaguar and Land Rover models.

Mr Sunak is understood to have been involved in talks as a bidding war broke out between the Spanish and UK governments.

It had been reported that Tata had asked the government for £500 million in state subsidies in the form of grants and support for energy costs and research funding.

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