Redundant MG Rover workers 'will need more funds'

The British government was urged today to reconsider the funds it was making available to help retrain MG Rover workers after a new report argued that more money will be needed to help the 5,000 ex-employees find new jobs.

The Work Foundation said the level of retraining needed to get the Longbridge workers back into employment would require far greater resources than have been earmarked.