I WANT jobs returned to the UK, not a world-class company like Cadbury sold off to Kraft Foods of the US. How long will it be before the Cadbury jobs are exported abroad?

I agree with our party leader Nick Clegg’s stance at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday. I was flabbergasted when he said that Kraft Foods would finance the Cadbury deal from money loaned by a UK bank. I find this action disgusting.

I note that unemployment has reduced by 7,000 nationally and increased by 7,000 in the North-East, according to the latest figures. With 9.8 per cent registered as unemployed, the North-East has the worst record in the UK.

To sign my online jobs petition, asking the Prime Minister to investigate why County Durham has lost so many manufacturing jobs (Echo, Jan 15), visit petitions.number10.gov.uk/ Spennymoor/ Councillor Ben Ord, Chairman, Spennymoor Liberal Democrats.