Scunthorpe Steelworks
Debate between Richard Tice and Clive Jones(4 days, 19 hours ago)
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Clive Jones (Wokingham) (LD)
Like the Minister, my thoughts are with the British steelworkers and their families following the closure of the Scunthorpe site.
Clive Jones
It is going to.
From electric vehicles to wind turbines, high-quality green steel is an important component of our transition to a low-carbon economy. The Government need to move rapidly from the Conservative’s legacy of a patchwork of last-minute rescues to a genuinely long-term approach that is effective for British industry and does not harm British workers. What are the Government doing to ensure that communities in Teesside and Scunthorpe are supported against job losses? When will the Government realise that sitting on our hands and hoping that Trump will not hit us with even more tariffs is not a good negotiating strategy? Will the Minister take a stronger approach and bring forward retaliatory measures against Donald Trump’s political allies such as his co-President Elon Musk and his company Tesla?