Biscuit workers fight for support - BBC News United Biscuits make McVitie's Digestives

Workers at a biscuit factory in Liverpool are marching through the city centre to gather support as they fight to save their jobs.

Employees at United Biscuits on Binns Road could lose their jobs if the company moves 170 posts to India.

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