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Almost £100 million spent on British Steel nationalisation so far, minister says

Jonathan Reynolds said the £94 million spent on the Scunthorpe site is ‘considerably less’ than allowing its collapse.

Evening Standard

UK Government accused of double standards in plan to save British Steel

Welsh Politicians criticised the Government’s plans to save jobs in Scunthorpe, suggesting it failed to do the same for Port Talbot.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on a carbon-free economy: no just transition in sight – yet

Factory closures highlight the turbulent shift to a green economy, exposing political challenges and the urgent need for a equitable move to net zero

The Guardian - UK

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More funds to support steel workers and businesses

Government doubles money to help Port Talbot workers and supply chain.

Evening Standard

With the closure of Port Talbot, UK must step up investment in green jobs

Thousands will lose their jobs in the coming months and the deep scars left by 1970s factory closures remain. Change must be quick

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s plan for steel is a work in progress. Port Talbot was almost the easy part

The next crisis may be in Scunthorpe, where the owner of British Steel is reportedly threatening to close its blast furnaces

The Guardian - UK

Uncertainty over Port Talbot’s future ‘causing supply chain job losses’

Wales secretary says Tories should have prepared for workforce cuts resulting from switch to electric arc furnace

The Guardian - UK

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Union plans to escalate action over job losses at two steelworks in Wales

Unite move comes after Tata, which owns Port Talbot and Llanwern plants, threatened to cut redundancy pay

The Guardian - UK

Tata Steel rejects union plan to save jobs and keep Port Talbot furnace open

Rejection of plan to keep one blast furnace open while building electric replacement ends hopes of avoiding as many as 2,800 job losses

The Guardian - UK

Tata Steel boss defends decision to cut thousands of jobs at Port Talbot

TV Narendran says shareholders in Indian-listed firm had grown weary of billions of pounds being spent on plant

The Guardian - UK

Tata Steel ‘open to more UK investment’ despite Port Talbot job cuts

Exclusive: Steelworks owner to float possibility of new, smaller plant as it prepares to defend redundancies in Wales to MPs

The Guardian - UK

Tata Steel Says To Cut Up To 2,800 UK Jobs

Indian-owned Tata Steel is to cut up to 2,800 UK jobs, it announced Friday, as the industry transitions to greener production of the metal.

International Business Times

Tata Steel To Cut 3,000 Jobs In Wales: Source

Indian-owned Tata Steel is to cut about 3,000 jobs at a plant in Wales, a source said Thursday, as the industry struggles to finance greener production of the metal.

International Business Times

Tata Steel to confirm shutdown of Port Talbot blast furnaces, sources claim

Move by Tata could put thousands of jobs in south Wales at risk and end more than a century of steelmaking

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The Independent UK

Unions reveal plan to safeguard Port Talbot steel plant and protect jobs

Community and the GMB said their proposal would secure a just transition for the workforce and owner Tata Steel UK.

The Independent UK

Unions present Tata with alternative plan aimed at saving jobs at steel plant

Tata Steel wants to decarbonise its site at Port Talbot in South Wales under moves to safeguard its future.

The Independent UK

Labour promises UK steel industry will be ‘backed not abandoned’

Sir Keir Starmer will visit the Port Talbot steelworks on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Tata Steel to begin Port Talbot job cuts within months, say unions

Timeframe of large-scale redundancies discussed at meeting with bosses days after firm secured £500m state support package

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Unions express anger at exclusion from talks on state aid for Tata Steel

Firm close to securing £500m to help decarbonise Port Talbot steelworks – but move could lead to thousands of job losses

The Independent UK

Government ‘in talks with Tata Steel to provide £500m funding package’

A deal being negotiated with the company would reportedly secure £1 billion for its Port Talbot steelworks but may lead to thousands of job losses.

Wales Online

The deal needed to keep steelmaking in Port Talbot

High energy costs and uncertainty over government financial aid have put the future of Tata’s steelworks in doubt

Birmingham Post

The deal needed to keep steelmaking in Port Talbot

Rising energy costs and uncertainty over government financial aid have put the future of Tata’s steelworks in doubt

Wales Online

Huge floating wind turbines the size of the Eiffel tower could be built in Wales

The turbines would be able to be installed further out than conventional windfarms in the Celtic Sea

Wales Online

First look inside transformed Plaza cinema in Port Talbot

After closing down in 1999, the historic Plaza became a shell of its former self: damaged, dilapidated and abandoned - but after huge regeneration works, the venue is set to open soon as a community hub full of facilities

The Guardian - UK

Future Tory PM tasked with Tata talks over demand for £1.5bn in subsidies

South Wales plant’s owner wants government to help it move to greener production methods

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