Rishi Sunak claimed the UK economy is getting "on the right track" as he visited the site of the former Honda car factory.The Japanese car giant's plant in Swindon, Wiltshire, shut in 2021 with the loss of thousands of jobs and the site was sold to developer Panattoni to turn into a logistics hub.Addressing Panattoni staff working on the demolition and reconstruction of the site, the Prime Minister said in the last five years the firm has begun developing more than 25 million square feet of indu

Rishi Sunak claimed the UK economy is getting "on the right track" as he visited the site of the former Honda car factory.The Japanese car giant's plant in Swindon, Wiltshire, shut in 2021 with the loss of thousands of jobs and the site was sold to developer Panattoni to turn into a logistics hub.Addressing Panattoni staff working on the demolition and reconstruction of the site, the Prime Minister said in the last five years the firm has begun developing more than 25 million square feet of industrial space.With Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to deliver his pre-election Budget on Wednesday, Mr Sunak said: "I think that's a huge vote of confidence in the UK, and it shows that the work we're doing to get the economy on the right track is paying off.