US EditionFarage to pledge to reopen blast furnaces in Port Talbot
- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will propose reopening coal mines and blast furnaces in Port Talbot, Wales, at a speech today.
- This proposal follows the closure of Tata Steel's coal-powered blast furnace in Port Talbot in October 2024, which ended steelmaking in south Wales and caused 2,800 job losses.
- Farage plans to restart local coking coal mining to fuel aging blast furnaces, presenting it as a more cost-effective option compared to electric furnaces, despite expert concerns about the high expenses and challenges involved.
- He accused Labour of betraying Wales’s great heritage by shutting the blast furnaces and said reopening mines would revive industry, though critics call the plan a political stunt.
- The proposal signals Reform’s attempt to attract working-class voters ahead of the Welsh Senedd elections next May, while doubts remain about the plan’s feasibility and costs.
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Farage ready to defy Labour’s net zero orders & open new coal mines in Wales
NIGEL Farage today vowed to defy Labour’s Net Zero orders and open new coal mines in Wales. The Reform chief declared he’s ready to “fight” Sir Keir Starmer to achieve his “ambition to re-industrialise” the country, if he wins power in the Senedd next year. GettyNigel Farage today launched Reform’s campaign for the May 2026 Welsh Senedd elections[/caption] GettyThe campaign kicked off in the industrial town of Port Talbot[/caption] In Port Talbo…
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The Reform leader’s pledge to restart Welsh blast furnaces ignores the practical realities of flooded pits, collapsed infrastructure – and the actual wishes of working people, argues Josiah Mortimer
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