It supplies tea to the Queen and has a long and proud British heritage. But yesterday Twinings was accused of using taxpayers’ money to move British jobs to Poland. The tea company was given a ...

06 September 2010 • 7:00am Stephen Fry advertised Twinings in a series of TV aderts The company has announced its North Shields factory in North Tyneside will be closing with the loss of 263 jobs ...

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TYNESIDE workers have claimed victory today after EU spending chiefs took back a £10m grant from shamed tea-maker Twinings. The North Shields firm had been hoping to use the money to help build a new ...

tea firm Twinings has been stripped of a £10million grant because it is sacking British workers and moving to Poland. European Commission chiefs axed the taxpayer-funded award after Euro MPs argued it ...

The iconic British tea company, Twinings of London, is sacking staff in the UK - and moving its production to Poland. And to add insult to injury, 263 workers who are losing their jobs at its North ...