Mandelson receives reassurance over future of Vauxhall

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Business Secretary Lord Mandelson says the US government has given a “positive response” to his case for continued General Motors production in the UK.

Lord Mandelson was in Washington for talks with US President Barack Obama’s car industry bail-out team.

Speaking to the BBC, Lord Mandelson said he was “reassured… that there is no deal that has yet been cut” on the future of GM’s European operations.

Vauxhall, whose parent company is GM, employs 5,500 people in the UK. Full story…