Welsh Affairs Chair Stephen Crabb reacts to Airbus job losses

Mr Crabb said “The potential loss of a significant number of jobs at Airbus is a devastating blow to workers and families in Broughton and one that Wales can ill afford. Over the course of our inquiry, we’ve heard repeated warnings about the unprecedented difficulties facing key pillars of the Welsh economy, including the aerospace industry, as a result of COVID-19. This is the stark realisation of those warnings and underscores the very real threat that the coronavirus pandemic poses to high-skilled jobs in Wales. These kinds of jobs are indispensable if Wales is to make a full recovery from COVID-19.”