Osborne says would back Pfizer-AstraZeneca deal if it delivers jobs

Reuters

6 May 2014 at 10:11 am

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne gives a speech about changes to the tax and benefits regime at the old passenger terminal in Tilbury Docks, east of London March 31, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Andrew Winning

LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne said the government would support a possible takeover of pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca by U.S. drugmaker Pfizer provided such a deal delivered jobs for Britons. "Our sole interest here is in securing good jobs in Britain, good manufacturing jobs, good science jobs," Osborne said when asked by reporters about a possible deal. "That’s what I’m interested in and we’ll support any arrangement that delivers that for Britain," he said. (Reporting by William James, editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

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