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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest and Archie Mitchell

Sunak tries to delay Brexit rules in bid to save thousands of UK car industry jobs

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Rishi Sunak’s government is understood to be lobbying the EU to delay a change in manufacturing rules in the Brexit trade deal after Vauxhall’s parent company warned it could shut its UK factories.

Stellantis said it will be unable to keep a commitment to make electric vehicles in the UK without changes to Boris Johnson’s Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).

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