Thousands of jobs are due to be cut this year at Tata Steel in Port Talbot, putting the future of British steel under serious threat. The Guardian political correspondent Kiran Stacey hears from workers at the plant and people...
Read MoreLabour says fallout from Tata decision to close blast furnaces at steelworks will be felt for decades• ‘Am I going to be homeless in June?’: workers fear return to 1980sSouth Wales is heading for an economic...
Read MoreMichael Gove said UK needed coal to make steel, but business department papers drafted around same time say it will notPreviously unseen documents have emerged that appear to contradict the government’s case for a new...
Read MoreDecision to suspend safeguarding measures comes after Tata revealed it was looking to shut last two blast furnaces at Port TalbotThe government’s anti-dumping body has recommended measures that limit the imports of certain...
Read MoreTV Narendran says shareholders in Indian-listed firm had grown weary of billions of pounds being spent on plantBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of Tata Steel has defended his decision to make thousands of workers...
Read MoreOwner says shutting Welsh blast furnaces will cut emissions, but it is opening a huge new one in IndiaThe owner of the Port Talbot steelworks has been accused of “gross hypocrisy” as it prepares to open a new blast...
Read MoreTata confirms shutdown and unions threaten strikes at the plant amid fury in south Wales community‘It’s a betrayal’: Port Talbot anger over Tata Steel decisionNils Pratley: Tata decision goes beyond Wales and...
Read MoreTata Steel has confirmed it will close two Welsh blast furnaces and cut up to 2,800 jobsPort Talbot steelworks: blast furnaces to close, costing up to 2,800 jobsThe issue of how to decarbonise economies has been a theme at Davos...
Read MoreTata confirms shutdown that will affect many more jobs in south Wales communityThe owner of Port Talbot steelworks has confirmed that the plant’s two blast furnaces will shut down, in what unions have described as a...
Read MoreRolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the latest news on the future of the Port Talbot steelworksTata Steel to shut down Port Talbot blast furnaces, putting 3,000 jobs at riskThe issue of how to...
Read MoreFirm rejects union plan to keep furnaces running while it builds greener and cheaper electric arc versionsThe owners of Port Talbot steelworks have rejected a trade union plan designed to keep its blast furnaces running, putting...
Read MoreUnion leaders make last-ditch attempt to avert job cuts and massive hit to local economy in south WalesUnion leaders have told Tata Steel they must keep a blast furnace at Port Talbot steelworks open until 2032 or else risk the...
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