Overview

• Amazon will build four new fulfilment centres in Hull, Northampton and two East Midlands locations by 2027, creating around 8,000 warehouse jobs.
• It also funds redevelopment of Bray Film Studios and two new office buildings at its London headquarters.
• The plan includes upgrades and expansions to more than 100 existing operations buildings and improvements to transport infrastructure to accelerate deliveries.
• Full-time roles at new sites will pay a minimum of £28,000 and include positions for robotics technicians, safety experts and mechatronic engineers.
• The UK Food Regulator has launched a probe into suspected late payments to food suppliers while ministers hail the deal as a major vote of confidence in government economic policy.