Category: Steel industry

UK rushes forward plans for £2.5bn steel investment after Trump announces tariffs

US president’s announcement prompts government to publish green paper weeks ahead of scheduleThe government has rushed forward plans for a £2.5bn investment in the UK steel industry after Donald Trump announced 25%...

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Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum

Modified US duties will be enforced ‘without exceptions’, said president, in controversial bid to boost economyWhy Trump tariffs will be ‘very bad for America and for the world’Donald Trump announced 25%...

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Don’t ‘tiptoe round’ impact of Trump tariffs on UK jobs, government urged– politics live

Lib Dems say businesses and workers want the government to stand up for them ‘in the face of Trump’s threats’Downing Street has announced a mini-reshuffle following the sacking of Andrew Gwynne as a health...

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UK politics: Starmer accused of ‘hiding’ assessment of winter fuel payment cut on pensioners – as it happened

Rishi Sunak asks PM over previous Labour analysis linking the policy to 4,000 extra deaths a yearA new Labour pressure group aiming to “take on the Nimbys” is being launched today, PA Media says. PA reports.The...

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British steel industry braces for 2,500 job cuts at Port Talbot in government deal

Announcement on taxpayer-funded rescue plan for Tata-owned south Wales plant expected on WednesdayThe British steel industry is braced for 2,500 job cuts at the Port Talbot steelworks, with thousands more jobs at risk in the UK,...

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Cumbria project will be ‘net zero’, coalmine firm tells high court

Company insists project should go ahead despite new government saying it had been unlawfully approvedThe company behind the first new coalmine in the UK for 30 years has argued in the high court on Tuesday that it would be...

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