SAJID JAVID faced a protest by hundreds of steel workers yesterday as he belatedly visited Port Talbot in a bid to regain control of a crisis threatening 40,000 jobs.

The Tory minister went “missing in action” this week, taking his teenage daughter on an official jaunt to Australia despite the uncertainty facing the crucial industry.

While Mr Javid was catching the sun on Wednesday, Tata Steel announced plans to sell its British operations.