Labour demands answers from government over Kier’s woes

By Jordan Marshall2019-06-24T05:00:00

Shadow cabinet minister wants to know whether firm's public sector deals are at risk

Labour is piling the pressure on the government to explain what impact Kier’s financial problems and its decision to get rid of 650 people by the end of this week will have on its ability to carry out public sector work.

Around half of the firm’s £4.5bn turnover is through public sector jobs and last month it was handed a high-profile scheme by the Ministry of Justice to build a £250m prison in Wellingborough.

Kier has also announced plans to slash a further 550 jobs by the end of the 2019-20 financial year.

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