Prime Minister, Kier Starmer visits St Helens, Merseyside today as he paid a visit to the Glass Futures facility!

Prime Minister, Kier Starmer visits St Helens, Merseyside today as he paid a visit to the Glass Futures facility!
The Prime Minister spoke to workers at the facility this morning, Thursday, May 29 during a visit.
“Can I just start by thanking those that work here for showing me this morning what you do, showing me the skills that you have, telling me a bit about what goes on here and the incredible history.
“If I’ve understood what you’ve told me glass has been made on this very site for the best part of 250 years."
“I think Pilkington may have been running the business before, and we can actually just see Pilkington out there so for you to be continuing with Glass Futures, very apt name, working here is fantastic and I can see how proud you are of what you do, each of you contributing with your different skills to what is happening here."
The Labour politician added: “As I’ve said many, many, times you can read a briefing in London or you can come and see the workforce and come and see the people with the real skills and understand what they’re doing and thank you for allowing me to do the second of those as I’ve got a really good sense of what you’re doing here, how you’re doing it and the incredible way you’re doing it, each of you contributing in your own way and I can see that pride.”
The £54m innovative research and technology facility was opened in Peasley Cross in 2023, at the former United Glass site. The mission is to help decarbonise the global glass industry by pioneering ways of making carbon-neutral glass.
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