In pictures: Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Nissan's Sunderland factory as new battery plant announced

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Published 1st Jul 2021, 13:03 GMT

Updated 1st Jul 2021, 13:12 GMT

Boris Johnson has today (Thursday, July 1) visited car giant Nissan’s plant in Sunderland as scores of new jobs are announced for the North East region.

The Prime Minister was pictured on a tour of the factory hours after an announcement from the company that a new electric model would be produced on Wearside – and that a new gigaplant would be built in partnership with Envision AESC.

Here are some pictures from Mr Johnson’s visit on Thursday.

Mr Johnson gets comfortable in a car while on a tour of the Nissan plant. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell

A new electric model of car will also be built at Nissan, it was announced on Thursday. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell

The PM is put to work under the watchful eye of a member of staff at Nissan. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell

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