Jonathan Reynolds: “I would condemn it, but I’d condemn the disruption it caused for local people as well.”

For a political party that don’t like foreigners much, they do seem to have a soft spot for foreign cash.

Pretty straightforward racism, isn’t it? There’s a potential candidate referenced there; spent decades in this country, huge contribution to her local community, so I think that speaks for itself.

A company the size of JLR, which is a huge British success story, at various times in its business cycle, the number of, directly, people it employs will change.

There would be no support 'if it's to bail people out', but opened the door to a 'long-term investment in the future' of the company.