Around 30 ministers from government will visit all corners of the
UK today (7 December) to speak with local communities about how the
Brexit deal delivers for working people, families and employers.
Ministers will meet with local people in their communities,
schools and hospitals, as well as local employers in industries
such as transport, life sciences and food, including:
- Brexit Secretary, , will visit engineering
companies in Peterborough and Donnington.
- Chancellor will visit a school in
Chertsey.
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, , will speak to small
businesses representatives in Belfast.
- Chief Secretary, , will visit a local butchers in
East Anglia.
- Secretary of State for Scotland, , will host a roundtable in
Glasgow with employers from across Scotland.
Health Secretary, , is also announcing an almost
£1 billion funding boost for health facilities across England
today, as he visits a hospital in Portsmouth.
Prime Minister said:
“We have delivered a deal that honours the vote of the British
people.
“I’ve been speaking to factory workers in Scotland, farmers in
Wales and people right across the country, answering their
questions about the deal and our future. Overwhelmingly, the
message I’ve heard is that people want us to get on with it. And
that’s why it’s important that ministers are out speaking with
communities across the UK today about how the deal works for
them.”
This deal delivers on crucial issues like protecting jobs in the
community, ensuring streets across the UK remain safe, making
sure that local businesses can continue to access skilled
workers, establishing fairer fishing and farming policies that
work for our rural and coastal communities, and investing more in
our the vital public services, such as the NHS.
