The UK Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, has been pushing for a long-term plan to protect the British steel industry, aiming to make the UK a global leader in clean green steel production. This comes in response to the proposed Tata-Tory steel deal, which has been criticized for potentially shifting production, jobs, and carbon emissions overseas. The Labour Party has forced a vote in Parliament to safeguard jobs and national security, with a focus on clean steel technologies and investment. Various Labour MPs, including Ruth Jones, Jessica Morden, and others, have voiced their support for protecting the steel industry and have participated in debates and votes. The Community Union, Unite the Union, and GMB Union have been actively involved in advocating for the protection of steelworkers' jobs and the future of steel production in the UK.
The members of the Labour Movement for Europe tonight nominate @vaughangething for the next leader of the Welsh Labour Party. Join us now to help campaign for him! https://t.co/Lq8762AlrP https://t.co/VkhiDfsf7C
Good to join @vaughangething and @NewportLabour representatives last night and meet with steelworkers at Llanwern to discuss the situation at Port Talbot. Steelworkers and their families need our support after being let down yet again by the UK Government. https://t.co/JlpAUUc0xe
❌ STOP THE BETRAYAL ❌ Steelworkers and the Port Talbot community are rallying outside Tata Steel right now demanding @TataSteelUK shelve plans to close blast furnaces. Tata must not make any irreversible decisions prior to the general election #SaveUKSteel https://t.co/y6jyFwirza
Well said @LabourSJ The only chance now for a successful steel future for the UK is a with @UKLabour Government #GeneralElectionlNow https://t.co/PhEGdVDEAD
“Britain is going to be the only major economy that no longer makes its own steel, and the Government is handing out £500m to make 3,000 steel workers redundant.” @Keir_Starmer is right, this Tory Government should be ashamed. #PMQs #SaveOurSteel https://t.co/HyDKXG9xC5
Spoke in urgent debate on Tata Steel. Despite what some might think, there can be a green steel future. @CommunityUnion and @GMB_union have set how this can be achieved with the Multi Union Plan, so we're not stuck with the current approach. https://t.co/iVlZhSazic 1/2 https://t.co/k5myFcbQTD
I'm incredibly honoured to have the support of @UniteWales @unitetheunion in my campaign to be the next Welsh Labour leader. Trade unionism is at the heart of our Welsh Labour politics, and would be at the heart of the future we can build for Wales, together. https://t.co/iofCpfqM3I
Spoke up for #Steel & met workers from @CommunityUnion hit by devastating news from @TataCompanies yesterday Totally wrong proposal for jobs, carbon and national security. UK Government need to step up and cooperate seriously with @vaughangething @MarkDrakeford to #SaveOurSteel https://t.co/12O2n8Y0KI
Yesterday I spoke in Labour’s Opposition Day debate on steel. I urged Tata Steel to walk back from the cliff edge, and to back the compelling multi-union plan which offers a bridge to the future of steel-making. @CommunityUnion @GMB_union https://t.co/CfHHEpXwFO
"Will the Prime Minister change his destructive course, starting by looking at the credible Multi Union plan to safeguard our steel industry's long-term future?" Thank you @SarahChampionMP for standing up for all our steelworkers in PMQs today. @GMB_union @CommunityUnion https://t.co/PSRUUmk6hv
.@unitetheunion has always said that there are alternatives to these job cuts & that the UK could be the green steel capital of Europe – growing jobs. We will make sure this happens. It is now vital that Tata listen & protect steel production in Britain. https://t.co/7soDSm8j8f
Tonight, I voted for @UKLabour’s long-term plan to protect our steel industry for generation to come. https://t.co/dzrMSiDKUR
Tonight I voted to back @UKLabour ‘s long-term plan for Britain’s steel industry - it is extraordinary that @KemiBadenoch and @RishiSunak won’t talk to the First Minister of Wales about the future of Port Talbot steel works https://t.co/LpGrPadEfX
Steel will forge our future. Not just our past. For our security, and for our economy, steel should be at the heart of an industrial strategy. This government deal is a mistake. Labour knows that steel can have a bright future in Britain. https://t.co/E2zUVXQFq4
As the son of a steelworker, I stand with all those steelworkers whose jobs are under threat. But our steel sector is not only a proud part of our past, it is crucial to our future. I’m to back @UKLabour’s long-term plan for steel in the vote this evening. https://t.co/o1V120x21g
.@UKLabour couldn’t be more clear #saveoursteel https://t.co/I9exUafC6F
Fantastic to have @Keir_Starmer's continued support for our members at @TataSteelUK. Important to remember the vast majority of steelworkers whose jobs are at risk from Tata and the Govt's devastating proposals work at the Port Talbot heavy end and are members of @CommunityUnion. https://t.co/jC5fvP8F4V
Really powerful and heartfelt speech from @SKinnock in our @UKLabour steel debate. We must not have irreversible decisions when there are alternatives available that secure jobs, sovereign capability to make virgin steel and a just transition #SaveOurSteel #BritainWeNeedOurSteel
✊Ruth and Jessica in the House of Commons this evening waiting to speak up for steel production on South Wales and across the UK. https://t.co/rnsNuS5JRU
In chamber for debate and proud to sit with @WelshLabour and @UKLabour colleagues standing up for the Steel Industry. Time restraints on speakers-but I fully support @CommunityUnion @GMB_union battle. @SKinnock and @jessicamordenmp Speak for us all. https://t.co/FEVO1kVjpr
Proud to support the Port Talbot steelworkers today. Fighting for their livelihoods their families & their communities. Solidarity ✊️@unitetheunion https://t.co/4FYrvXMrjB
Labour's @jreynoldsMP has begun the @UKLabour's debate on steel. He's absolutely right that it would be calamitous for the UK economy to become the first modern economy to be unable to make its own steel. #SaveOurSteel
Steelworkers from South Wales have urged politicians to “stand up and support them” after plans to cut thousands of jobs were unveiled ✍️: @GeoLithgow and @Faizah_Malik_ https://t.co/aLVtnmZUvd
Proud to stand in solidarity with @unitetheunion members from the steel sector, including Tata Steel. This evening, I will join fellow @UKLabour MPs in voting to protect our steel industry. We cannot allow this critical industry to collapse through Government inaction. https://t.co/XHKVqfQYqG
Today @Keir_Starmer has met with Community members in Westminster ahead of @UKLabour's crucial debate on steel. As he said last week, the Government must look at our Multi-Union alternative for steel. #SaveOurSteel #WeNeedOurSteel https://t.co/uZLD7MjJVW
Steel is part of our heritage in South Wales, but to build much-needed green infrastructure in the UK, steel is a vital part of our future too. I can't be present to vote on the motion today but I fully support working with steel unions fighting for jobs. #SaveUKSteel https://t.co/ps0IwuGWkp
Port Talbot steelworkers and their community are leading the fight to #SaveUKsteel. Today they are inside parliament making sure their voices are heard and making sure politicians have no where to hide. Read the Workers’ Plan 🫶🏾https://t.co/nMN5CQxvcj https://t.co/XITjlkJGYd
Unite steelworkers are at Westminster as Parliament debates Port Talbot job cuts. It's time for @RishiSunak to stand up and be counted and to back UK Steel and UK workers. Unite will be preparing to protect these workers by all and every means. #UKSteel https://t.co/YDAN2J7uRm
If I was your @UKLabour MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, I'd be supporting our motion in Parliament on the future of the steel industry. I want to see a future for steel in our communities and across our country. #SaveOurSteel #BritainWeNeedOurSteel https://t.co/57dBo5NhqH
The UK has the opportunity to become a global leader in green steel production by committing to a long-term programme of investment in clean technologies. Today, @UKLabour is forcing a vote on the future of the British steel industry to protect jobs & our national security. https://t.co/Paws5ruYWf
Steel is integral to the future and security of the UK. @UKLabour is showing the leadership needed to protect jobs and our national security. #BritainWeNeedOurSteel #SaveOurSteel https://t.co/5wMXDp5OiU
Labour will make sure the UK is a world leader in clean green steel with a long-term programme of investment in clean steel technologies. Today, we're forcing a vote on the future of the British steel industry to protect jobs and our national security. https://t.co/8M9PEYHupc
Here's my piece for today's @DailyMirror, on how the dreadful Tata-Tory steel deal will simply shift production, well-paid jobs and carbon emissions overseas. Labour's £3bn steel renewal fund and the multi-union plan would offer workers a bridge to the future, not a cliff edge. https://t.co/QN8RaucxyR
Here's my piece for today's @DailyMirror, on how the dreadful Tata-Tory steel deal will simply shift production, well-paid jobs and carbon emission overseas. Labour's £3bn steel renewal fund and the multi-union plan would offer workers a bridge to the future, not a cliff edge. https://t.co/NjjA2V7Lbe
Good to hear @vaughangething's strong support for our steel industry and opposition to the Tory-Tata bad deal for steel. #WeNeedOurSteel #SaveOurSteel https://t.co/sRSdjNI0Ie