Category: Steel industry

‘An unjust transition’? Teesside locals divided over net zero after deindustrialisation

In the third in a series, the Guardian hears how Reform UK is targeting voters over green policies – which business says are bringing new jobs to the area‘It breaks my heart’: how a refinery closure is hitting...

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UK officials hopeful that US will start lifting car tariffs this week

Exclusive: Trade secretary to meet US counterpart with aim of implementing first parts of deal in coming daysUK officials are hopeful the US will begin lifting tariffs on British cars as soon as this week after the British trade...

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Winter fuel payments U-turn likely to lead to higher taxes or other welfare cuts, says IFS director – as it happened

Treasury says move to restore the funding for most pensioners will cost around £1.25bnWinter fuel payments threshold to rise to £35,000The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats are both trying to take credit for...

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Nigel Farage’s pitch for Welsh elections: bring back coalmining

Reform leader says steel and coal industries can be revived but does not say how beyond ‘scrapping net zero’Nigel Farage has demanded the reopening of domestic coalmines to provide fuel for new blast furnaces,...

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UK-US trade deal could come into effect in ‘couple of weeks’, Starmer says

Prime minister’s comments come after White House signals Britain will be spared 50% steel and aluminium tariffsKeir Starmer has said he hopes a trade deal struck last month with the US could come into effect “in just...

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Tories dismiss Home Office report suggesting good weather partly to blame for rise in small boat arrivals – UK politics live

Chris Philp says Labour thinks ‘praying for bad weather is a good border strategy’ and claims government should not have cancelled Rwanda schemeDefence sources believe that Britain will be forced to sign up to a...

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