Podcast: Thomas Cook collapse: thousands left without a job and holidaymakers stranded overseas - 23/09/2019

Thomas Cook has collapsed after 178 years of trading.

It was confirmed in the early hours of this morning the company had failed to get the £200 million it needed to keep its lenders happy.

The travel company has 13 branches here in Kent but everyone who worked there is now out of a job.

The largest repatriation operation is now underway to bring home the 150,000 British tourists who're currently overseas.