The firm will announce the closure of its Wiltshire plant tomorrow in a fresh blow to the country’s automotive sector amid rife uncertainty surrounding Brexit.

Trade union Unite blamed the potential job losses on Theresa May’s ‘rigid approach’ to negotiations with EU, claiming the threat of no deal had led to ‘chaotic Brexit uncertainty’. 

The plant is among the biggest employers in Swindon, which voted in favour of leaving the EU, and is currently the firm’s only factory inside the EU. 

It is the latest blow to hit Britain’s car manufacturing industry, with several international firms threatening to close plants amid Brexit reservations.

In December, Nissan announced it would no longer build its X-Trail car at its plant in Sunderland and Jaguar Land Rover recently said it would cut 4,500 UK jobs.

Meanwhile, Ford bosses have warned a no-deal Brexit would be ‘catastrophic’ and would cost them 1,000 jobs – mainly at its Bridgend plant in Wales.

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Japanese car maker Honda is set to announce the closure of its Swindon car plant in 2022 (pictured), putting 3,500 jobs at risk

The Honda plant in Swindon, Wiltshire is pictured in a file photo from 1998 

Des Quinn, Unite national officer for the automotive sector said: ‘If these reports are confirmed, this would be a shattering body blow at the heart of UK manufacturing.

‘The car industry in the UK over the last two decades has been the jewel in the crown for the manufacturing sector – and now it has been brought low by the chaotic Brexit uncertainty created by the rigid approach adopted by Prime Minister Theresa May.

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Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ed Markey are promoting the ‘Green New Deal’ as a policy proposal as one that could become a massive vehicle for cutting carbon emissions and creating jobs in the renewable energy sector.

Pelosi told Politico in wide-ranging interview, however, that it’s just a ‘suggestion’ and one of ‘many’ the caucus is likely to receive on green energy.

‘The green dream or whatever they call it, nobody knows what it is, but they’re for it right?’ she said, mocking the democratic socialist’s effort. 

On Thursday morning, Pelosi announced a new committee that she’d established. Ocasio-Cortez was noticeably missing from the list of panel participants.

Neither women’s offices said why, although DailyMail.com asked both for comment.

Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unveiled a new climate change initiative on Thursday — and had it swiftly knocked down by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi said in a wide-ranging interview, however, that it’s just a ‘suggestion’ and one of ‘many’ the caucus is likely to receive on green energy. The House speaker is seen here at the National Prayer Breakfast

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