The closure of the Vauxhall plant in Luton will cost the town a total of about 3,700 jobs and have a £310m impact on the local area's economy, a council leader told BBC Politics East. On Tuesday, Stellantis, the owner of Vauxhall announced plans to close its Bedfordshire van-making factory, putting about 1,100 jobs at the plant at risk.

Vauxhall has announced plans to invest £50m in its Ellesmere Port plant as it prepares to cease manufacturing at its Luton site. As a result of the Luton closure, operations would be transferred to Ellesmere Port's North Road factory, creating hundreds of jobs.

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