Update: Union calls on UK Govt to pressure Bombardier into retaining 'world-class' operation if no buyer found

Bombardier is to sell its aerostructures business in Belfast, the company has announced.

Update: The Unite trade union wants the UK government to “lever” pressure on Bombardier that if a buyer is not found they will retain operations in Northern Ireland.

“They have indicated that they intend to be responsible, we will hold them to that,” Susan Fitzgerald, Unite’s Northern Ireland regional officer, told RTE radio’s News at One.