Prime Minister comments on Corus

THE Prime Minister's office has commented on Corus' decision to axe thousands of jobs.

A spokesman for the Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: "Obviously it's a matter of great regret that Corus have had to take measures to make workers redundant."

He added that the Jobcentre and other agencies would be offering support to help those affected.

A total of 93 jobs are to go at Scunthorpe's Corus plant with 2,500 in total at the company's sites across the UK.