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Tories accused of failing steel industry after hundreds of workers descend on Westminster
Steelworkers and union officials march down Whitehall in London to take part in a protest outside the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, calling for more help for the industry as new figures show almost 150,000 jobs have been lost in the industry over the past 40 years, June 28, 2023
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THE Tories were accused today of not believing in Britain’s steel industry, the day after hundreds of steelworkers demonstrated in Westminster to demand state support.
MPs raised fears that the “worryingly slow” government will fail to stop 20 million tonnes of steel from outside the European Union flooding the British market, following a warning from Unite general secretary Sharon Graham on Wednesday that the industry was on the “very precipice.”
Shadow business and industry minister Bill Esterton pointed out that Britain is the only G20 country where steel production is falling.
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