Vauxhall uncertainty continues as bid meeting stalls

Thousands of workers at Vauxhall in the UK will have to wait to see who is being lined up as the carmaker’s new owner after a key meeting ended today with no decision.

The German government was due to name its preferred bidder for the European arm of the beleaguered US giant General Motors (GM) following all-night talks featuring German chancellor Angela Merkel and other top-level figures.