Business minister Jonathan Reynolds has said that he did “everything possible” to prevent the planned closure of Vauxhall’s Luton van-producing plant, where 1,100 jobs are at risk.The closure was blamed on the government’s plan to force carmakers to build more electric vehicles,

Vauxhall will close its Luton plant in April, the parent company Stellantis announced. More than 1,100 jobs at the van-making factory are at risk, but Stellantis said it is hoping to transfer "hundreds" of jobs to the group's Vauxhall site in Ellesmere Port.