Having voted in referendum to become the poor man of Europe, Sunderland suffers a fresh blow as Nissan announces the end of production of the Infiniti in Sunderland. Industrial death by cuts as Project Reality bites again. #WithdrawalAgreement #newsnight https://t.co/qLPsqWCGl6

— George Eccles (@gweccles) March 12, 2019

Voting to leave was common because of the false promises and blatant lies offered up on a plate to my community. They weren’t swayed to vote for things like this to happen, nor would they ever have comprehended to be made poorer. https://t.co/k1uv9bXBhL

— Jamie Dickinson (@jamielewis016) March 12, 2019

Meanwhile, in completely unrelated news... https://t.co/zfDrQ67U1v

— Neil Perryman (@wifeinspace) March 12, 2019

++BREAKING++

Confirmation now in "Nissan to stop producing Infiniti cars in UK at Sunderland".

The decimation goes on.https://t.co/fPaoGAKezw https://t.co/JXQSfibVQI

— Nick???? (@nicktolhurst) March 12, 2019

Nissan is ending the production of two luxury vehicles in the UK, dealing yet another blow to a local car manufacturing industry that has been rocked by weak sales and Brexit fears https://t.co/ouiw4Au5QQ pic.twitter.com/Fms2OuifSV

— CNN International (@cnni) March 12, 2019

Unite will be working closely with Nissan to protect jobs and ensure that redeployment is carried out >> Nissan's Infiniti brand to stop producing models in Sunderland this year as part of withdrawal from Western Europe in early 2020 https://t.co/BZFjileYY7 via @SunderlandEcho

— Unite the union (@unitetheunion) March 12, 2019

Nissan to end Sunderland production of luxury Infiniti brand https://t.co/HAXdrwlhr9

— Guardian Business (@BusinessDesk) March 12, 2019