Derbyshire MEP Derek Clark said the Prime Minister’s claim he was powerless to stop a £3b order for train carriages going abroad has cost thousands of British jobs.
A leaked report has revealed David Cameron could have refused to sign the deal with German firm Siemens to build carriages for the upgrade on the Thameslink rail route.
The decision to award the contract to Siemens, forced Derby-based Bombardier â€" which lost out in the contract process â€" to lay off thousands of workers.
Mr Cameron said in Prime Minister’s Questions last week the procurement process was designed and initiated by the previous government and he was bound by that criteria.
But the leaked invitation to tender document stated that was not the case and the Government could have intervened.
Derbyshire UKIP MEP Derek Clark, who has been speaking out in support of Bombardier, said: “This decision not to intervene has cost several thousand British jobs.
“About 1,400 have already gone and there will be more to go in Derby and the surrounding area with support industries being hit too.â€
Mr Clark said Siemens was at the centre of an EU probe into alleged illegal and immoral business practices, with reports showing it had been proven to have been involved in a number of illegal and immoral business transactions in the various countries in which it operates.
Mr Clark spoke out against the firm in Brussels only last week and said: “The corruption involves offering financial inducements to secure contracts. We were told Siemens won the contract because of its size and borrowing capabilities but it built that massive balance sheet on offering inducements.â€
