Chief Minister to defend Sefton deal

Tuesday, 23 April 2013 00:00

Liberal Vannin leader Peter Karran has tabled a question of urgent public importance for today’s House of Keys sitting.

He will ask the Chief Minister to make a statement on the reasons behind the decision to bailout the Sefton Group.

The Onchan MHK has already questioned what's being done to help other smaller businesses who are in financial difficulty.

Mr Karran says he agrees unemployment levels should not be allowed to slip further but feels there were other ways this could have been achieved:

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