Why Government stepped in to save British Steel not Port Talbot

Why Government stepped in to save British Steel not Port Talbot

The UK government has been accused of 'double standards' and has been warned that the people of Wales will not forget what has happened

Welsh and UK Governments accused of ‘contemptuous betrayal’ of steelworkers in Port Talbot

Plaid Cymru Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has accused the Welsh and UK Labour Governments of a ‘contemptuous betrayal’ of steelworkers in Port Talbot. His comments are included in a letter to the First Minister, written in the aftermath of the passing of emergency legislation on Saturday giving the UK Government the power to instruct British Steel to keep its plant in Scunthorpe open. Proposals to save the steelwork…

‘Bitter disappointment’: Wales left out of UK steel rescue

Emergency bill to save Scunthorpe reignites anger over Port Talbot closure WELSH politicians from across the political spectrum have accused the UK government of double standards, after emergency legislation was passed to protect a steelworks in England—while similar calls for support in Port Talbot were ignored. The backlash follows the passing of a bill in Westminster aimed at saving the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, where the UK’s last r…