Unite: Government steel U-turn buys ‘breathing space’ for industry but long-term solutions needed

Commenting on the government’s U-turn on retaining safeguards to prevent cheap steel flooding the UK market, Unite assistant general secretary for manufacturing, Steve Turner, said:

"Kwasi Kwarteng's intervention buys our steel industry some breathing space, and we're relieved he has listened to unions and the employers.

"However, the can has just been kicked down the road. In another year's time, the threat of cheap imports destroying UK jobs will be back again.

"UK steel can't keep limping from crisis to crisis like this. We urgently need a plan and government support to bring some stability and security to this strategically vital sector."