Sir Keir Starmer emphasized the need for improvements in freeports, stating, "they could work better" with greater local business and politician involvement.
Despite their criticism, Starmer acknowledged the utility of freeports, insisting he "didn't want to take the ideological view" against them due to their origins.
Freeports allow firms to avoid usual tariffs on imports, encouraging economic activity, but critics argue they merely shift jobs rather than create new ones.
Starmer pointed out that to ensure freeports genuinely benefit local economies, "we would do well to make some tweaks to freeports to make sure they work in their local areas."
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