Tamworth’s MP Celebrates Further Local Employment Success

Christopher Pincher, MP for Tamworth, welcomed figures released this week, which forecast the British economy will grow faster than any other western country.

Data published last week by independent International Monetary Fund (IMF) show that the British economy will grow by 3.2% this year and 2.7% next year – faster than another other developed country. This is on top of the 0.8% growth already seen from April through to June this year.

Responding to these figures Mr Pincher said, “I welcome the news that the British economy is growing and is projected to carry on growing faster than any other developed nation and evidence shows that our long-term economic plan is working. Private sector jobs continue to be created, business confidence is higher than at any point since Labour’s crash and more and more business are coming to Tamworth at Ventura and the town centre.

“BMW, Pizza Express, Nandos are just three big names coming to town bringing new jobs with them. There are now more jobs in Tamworth than at any point in the past decade with unemployment currently at just 1.5% of the working age population. Tamworth is a working town and we must not let anything jeopardise this fragile recovery for there is still much to do to secure the government’s long-term economic plan.

“We must make Tamworth the place in the Midlands to set up or expand a business. Until we do, the job is not yet done.”

Nationally unemployment is now down to 6.5%. Tamworth is in the top 17% of constituencies with the highest rate of employment. Last month also saw a record jump in the number of people finding work since records began in 1971, beating last month’s previous record.