MP David Wright's plea on RBS jobs 'falls on deaf ears'
A last ditch plea to Royal Bank of Scotland bosses to save up to 500 jobs facing the axe in Telford has fallen on deaf ears, it was claimed today.
Telford MP David Wright said he had come away empty-handed from a meeting with RBS management but he vowed to continue the fight.
The Labour member is now to raise the plight of the RBS workers in Telford, who face losing their jobs, directly with the bank's chief executive, Stephen Hester, and with West Midlands European Parliament member Michael Cashman.
Part-nationalised RBS announced earlier this month that its Credit Management Services office at Ironmasters Way, in Telford Town Centre, would be one of 12 business service centres closed down over the next two years with the loss of up to 500 jobs.
More than half the bank's administration centres across the UK are to go with 3,500 staff being axed in total.
Nigel Meffen, of RBS West Midlands, said the bank's office in Birmingham would remain open and some Telford staff would be offered a chance to relocate.
Mr Wright met RBS managers in Telford yesterday to discuss the job losses in the town. He said: "I made the case for jobs remaining in Telford. They listened but I don't think they will change their minds. I am bitterly disappointed that they won't reconsider."
An RBS spokesman said today: "We had a very constructive meeting and agreed to keep the dialogue open during this process."
