Reeves backing Cornish tin revival during visit
By: | Published: 2025-07-29 11:36:00 | Source: www.bbc.com
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will visit a tin mine due to be reopened with government backing during a trip to Cornwall.
She said a previously announced £28.6m National Wealth Fund investment to Cornish Metals, which is seeking to reopen the South Crofty tin mine, could create up to 1,300 jobs.
The chancellor will also visit other Cornish businesses and is set to hail plans to boost the region’s pubs, clubs, restaurants and cafes by allowing more al fresco dining and longer opening hours.
“Despite having so much potential to grow, Cornwall has been neglected by successive governments, and its families and businesses have suffered as a result,” the chancellor said.
The reopening of South Crofty is expected to create more than 300 jobs and The Treasury estimates it could create 1,000 more as it…
