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

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister George Osborne said the government would support a possible takeover of pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN - news) by U.S. drugmaker Pfizer (TLO: PF-U.TI - news) 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)