TIME is running short for Tata and the government to negotiate saving steel jobs at Port Talbot, unions have warned as Labour was urged to consider nationalising the industry.

Steel unions and the new Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds met on Wednesday to discuss the Indian conglomerate’s plans to axe 2,800 jobs this September as it transitions from blast furnaces to greener technology.

Community general secretary Roy Rickhuss said: “There’s no doubt that time is running short, and we call on Tata to engage urgently in meaningful discussions with the government to unlock greater investment and protect jobs.