GE to cut 1,100 power business jobs in Britain

GE said it had launched a consultation period over the restructuring which would affect jobs at two plants in Stafford and Rugby, central England.

The cuts are part of a wider program to remove 12,000 jobs by the U.S. company.

GE said it remained committed to the UK, which would continue to be a "strategic market".

(Reporting by Kate Holton; Editing by Georgina Prodhan)