The East Surrey politician says she is ‘enormously sad’ at the announcement but even with support from the government it is a struggle to save jobs as the aviation industry experiences an 80% drop in passengers.

The Department of Work and Pensions says they will be providing specific support to help those affected by the cuts which can be found at: https://jobhelp.campaign.gov.uk/soe-surrey/

You can read Claire Coutinho’s full response to the Gatwick job cuts HERE.

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