UNITE leader Len McCluskey called on ministers yesterday to “come clean” over a leaked list dividing British industries into high, medium and low priority in the Brexit negotiations.

The leaked list, published in The Times newspaper, describes the beleaguered steel industry as a low priority. The pharmaceutical, carmaking and clothing industries on the other hand were listed at high priority.

In response the Unite leader demanded that the government ensure Britain’s working men and women will not be the biggest losers from a Tory Brexit.

He said: “The report today that great swathes of UK industry do not make it into the government’s high priority category for the Brexit negotiations will cause tremendous anxiety among working people.

“The government must come clean now and make it crystal clear that the working men and women of the UK will not be the biggest losers from a Tory Brexit.”