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Pfizer: Labour's Ed Miliband attacks David Cameron for 'cheerleading' takeover of drug firm AstraZeneca by US giant
Labour leader Ed Miliband leads a Commons attack on the Prime Minister, accusing him of “cheerleading” for the proposed takeover of British drugs firm AstraZeneca by giant US rival Pfizer, putting jobs in jeopardy
Big business stooge David Cameron oozed complacency yesterday over the threatened job-killing takeover of AstraZeneca by US drugs giant Pfizer.
Labour leader Ed Miliband led a Commons attack on the Prime Minister, accusing him of “cheerleading” for the proposed takeover.
Mr Miliband demanded that the government must launch a formal public interest test on the impact of a takeover of AstraZeneca, which employs 7,000 people in Britain.
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