Greg Clark accused of misleading MPs over £61m payment to Nissan

Labour says business secretary ‘dodged scrutiny’ by failing to tell parliament about state aid

Labour has accused the business secretary, Greg Clark, of misleading MPs by failing to tell parliament that a £61m package of state aid had been granted to Nissan, despite assuring the Commons that he would do so.

Rebecca Long-Bailey, the shadow business secretary, said that as a result the cabinet minister had “dodged scrutiny” over the promises he had made to Nissan in October 2016 to boost manufacturing in Sunderland after Brexit.

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