The owner of Vauxhall has told staff it will close its van-making factory in Luton in April.Stellantis announced it would shut the site, which has been making vehicles since 1905, in November as it planned to move its electric van production to its other UK plant in Ellesmere Port,

Stellantis has confirmed that it will close the historic Vauxhall van-making factory in Luton in April. The confirmation rubber-stamps plans first

Vauxhall owner Stellantis has confirmed it will close its factory in Luton within months following a row with the Government over net zero rules.

The move, announced in November, puts some 1,100 jobs at risk with its workforce in Bedfordshire offered roles at its Ellesmere Port plant 150 miles away in Cheshire.