Chuka Umunna: Ford job cuts a 'devastating blow'
The shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna has described the decision by Ford to cut as many as 1,400 jobs in the UK as a "devastating blow".
He told ITV News the jobs are being lost in precisely the sector that the UK needs to build on.
Risk to jobs as Ford axes UK production of Transit van
Ford has announced plans to close its plant in Southampton and downsize operations in Dagenham with risks to 1,400 jobs.
A reminder of reality: 1,400 Ford jobs at risk
As politicians and pundits welcome the GDP figures, a reminder of how tricky this recovery is going to be emerges from the Ford plants.