RE: Write to your MP2 Oct 2024 20:46
Sent this in June to Labour:
"Hi Hajira,
You came door to door a few days ago and I hope you didnāt find me rude by suggesting I wouldnāt vote for Labour - you asked who Iād be voting for and I politely suggested thatās information I wasnāt willing to give out.
Since then, I have one major concern I wished I would have asked you at my door:
The SMR competition process - instigated by the Conservatives but taking an absolute age whilst major home grown talent (Rolls Royce under Tufan) are even suggesting their funds will run out by the time a decision is made, and at the same time filling order books for international, and indeed European orders (Croatia, Denmark, Japan).
What is your direct solution to this extended competition the Tories instigated, obviously to tender in a very fair legal process to make sure it wasnāt held up down the line in terms of UK bias (there have already been two legal objections to the ātenderā process from international competition based on the fact it was somewhat obvious Rolls Royce with at least ten years R&D would win through due process alone, as Iām sure you are aware).
I see you and Neil OāBrien are spilt by a hair. And without wanting to sound selfish (being a Rolls Royce share holder) I want support for UK business. Rolls Royce have already had to pull back their SMR enterprise of building two big factories (one for SMR elements) and are left with subcontracting this to another British company in Sheffield whilst maintaining the second factory to put the SMRs together (in very layman terminology - they could have done both if the tender was faster!).
Are you, Labour, going to to offer the contract to a French state owned EDF who already want the over run from Hinckley C to be paid by the UK tax payer or are you going to do whatās best for British jobs and give this SMR contract to Rolls Royce?
Thatās my question. You are taking on this silly Tory tender/competition process with Ā£250m already having being spent on each of the 6 contenders from US and France (and RR to be fair).
Can you make me vote for you and understand you have a common sense approach to a legal tender that understands the huge input a 100% contract for SMRs is given to Rolls Royce (after due diligence of course) based on the history that Rolls Royce have (over 10 years R&D and dedication to UK investment) - you will also have the āgolden shareā transported from the conservatives to you that means nothing can happen in terms of privatisation unless you fully agree to it.
It may sound like Iām talking from a one person scenario here but Iām really not. I would like to think Iām asking the questions for thousands of Rolls Royce share holders all of whom are currently on the fence of who to vote for.
I'm CCāing my long standing MP Neil OāBrien in on this as I feel he has been an incredible asset to our community on a local level - he showās his face 24-7 regardless of any election
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