UK 'bitterly disappointed' as US trade ruling threatens jobs
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said she was "bitterly disappointed" with the U.S. government's decision to slap duties of almost 220 percent on Bombardier's C series aircraft, which threatens more than 4,000 jobs in Northern Ireland.
May took to Twitter to vow she'll work with the Montreal-based company to protect jobs. The prime minister had previously lobbied President Donald Trump after U.S. aircraft maker Boeing alleged that Bombardier used unfair government subsidies to sell planes at artificially low prices. May has a key alliance with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party to support her minority government in Parliament.
But unions accused the prime minister of failing to protect workers.