All news on the topic: Save Our Steel campaign

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'Extremely disappointed and angry' union leader blasts Port Talbot steel deal
Community steelworkers’ union assistant general secretary Alasdair McDiarmid hit out at the pact which is due to be unveiled by Tata and the Government later this morning
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Unions warn Rishi Sunak they will use 'all means' to protect steelworkers' jobs
Community general secretary Roy Rickhuss and GMB leader Gary Smith have written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over electric arc furnaces at Tata's Port Talbot plant
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New job loss fears at Tata's Port Talbot steelworks as £500m deal 'edges closer'
Negotiations between Tata and the Government over taxpayer support for the plant are said to be progressing, with an announcement possibly due by the end of the week
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'Don't punish British steelmakers for doing the right thing', warns Labour MP
Frontbencher Stephen Kinnock issued the plea to the Government as he addressed industry experts at the UK Metals Expo in Birmingham and outlined Labour's plan for the sector
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Huge light rail order for UK steel boosts industry amid calls to buy British
West Midlands Metro Mayor Andy Street will sign the UK Steel Charter as he confirms a contract to buy 860 tonnes of metal for an extension to a light rail development in the region
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Green deal for Tata's Port Talbot steelworks 'must not unleash new job losses'
Campaigners fear a switch to electric arc furnaces, which are far less polluting than traditional coal-fired furnaces, will trigger a fresh wave of cuts at the iconic site
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Tories under growing pressure to agree deal for Tata's Port Talbot steelworks
Labour has called on the Government to offer workers at the plant reassurance and "clarify what exactly their plan for UK steel is" as reports suggest an agreement is edging closer
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British steel will be used to make warships if Labour gets into power
The Labour Leader said he would make Britain a world leader in clean steel to provide jobs for the future as he promised to change how the country dishes out defence contracts
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Tories set to hand Tata Steel £500m - but 3,000 steelworker jobs still face axe
Officials are said to be close to a deal with the Indian firm to secure the future of the Port Talbot steelworks
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New pollution limits could 'suffocate steel firms without help to go green'
Campaigners warned companies in the threatened industry need support to move to environmentally-friendly processes before it is too late
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Steelworkers march on Parliament demanding help to save 'crisis-hit' industry
Hundreds of steelworkers converged on Westminster to highlight the threat to their industry and call on the Government to help the switch the "green steel"
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Steelworkers march on Parliament in last-ditch bid to save 'crumbling' industry
Staff from Britain's six steelmaking firms will converge on Westminster for a rally minutes before Prime Minister's Questions
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Keir Starmer blasts 'asleep at wheel' Tories as he vows to save steel industry
On a visit to British Steel site in Scunthorpe, the Labour leader said a good, secure steel industry is a 'massive prize' - and it would be 'unforgivable for this Government to simply sit it out'
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Tories 'murdered' manufacturing, says union leader amid fury at missing plan
MPs and unions today blasted the lack of an industrial strategy from the Government as fears grow about the impact on a series of firms and the wider economy
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Fresh pleas to save steel industry as Business Secretary finally visits plants
Top Tory Kemi Badenoch waited almost three months to visit a steelworks then went to two in a fortnight, where she heard bosses plead for government support to save the struggling industry
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Australian green steel deal shows UK industry how to do it, say campaigners
Liberty Steel has struck a deal with the Australian government to support its switch to an electric arc furnace at its Whyalla plant - and unions believe it shows how cooperation can benefit the sector
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Victory for 16,000-job Celtic Freeport campaign to benefit wind farms and steel
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford announced the go-ahead for two freeports in Wales, including a development based at Port Talbot and Milford Haven
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PM says he wants 'thriving' steel industry but swerves guaranteeing its survival
Rishi Sunak was quizzed about his commitment to the UK steel sector amid rising fears over job cuts and the support needed to switch to "green steel"
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'Shrinking' UK steel industry threatens national security, warns union leader
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has written to Rishi Sunak warning of the potential consequences of the Government failing to invest in switching to more environmentally-friendly production
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Steel rescue plan could save 250 jobs if court agrees, says Liberty Steel boss
The High Court in Manchester will tomorrow hear an application by GFG Alliance to overturn the administration process slapped on Aartee Bright Bar last month
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Tories 'sleepwalking into death of Britain’s steel industry', warns union leader
Fresh fears have been raised about the future of the sector after a major report found the UK “falling further behind in the race to develop green steel plants”
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Boost for British Steel as firm wins huge rail contract in Africa
The Scunthorpe-based company, which announced plans for hundreds of job losses last month, revealed it had netted a deal for a Guinea freight line
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Learn US lessons to revive manufacturing and slash energy bills, says union boss
GMB general secretary Gary Smith called on the Government to look at how President Joe Biden is planning to boost American manufacturing by switching to green power
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British Steel plans 260 job cuts at Scunthorpe in blow to industry
The posts are under threat at the Chinese-owned firm, which is poised to close its coking ovens at its plant at Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, in a bid to slash soaring costs
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Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch fuels fears about collapse of steel industry
Some steel industry insiders believe the Government is determined to 'manage decline' of the once-thriving industry amid sky-high energy costs and moves to slash pollution