THE FUTURE of British steel was still up in the air last night after David Cameron jetted out of the country amid a full-blown industrial crisis.

The Prime Minister convened a “brief” meeting of ministers yesterday morning on Tata Steel’s plan to pull out of Britain before flying to Washington DC for a two-day nuclear security summit.

Business Secretary Sajid Javid did not attend the crisis talks at Downing Street because he was sat on a long-haul flight from Australia.