Jeremy Corbyn urges May to act with 'strength of purpose' in Bombardier dispute

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has stepped up the pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May to intervene in the Bombardier trade dispute.

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has stepped up the pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May to intervene in the trade dispute with the US threatening hundreds of jobs in the Belfast factory of planemaker Bombardier.

In a letter to Mrs May, the Labour leader (pictured) urged her to join with Canadian premier Justin Trudeau in summoning the head of Boeing to an "urgent summit" to demand the US aerospace giant drops its claim against Bombardier.