The UK Labour Party is pushing for a vote against the government's plan for the steel industry, advocating for long-term investments through the Green Steel Fund. They aim to protect jobs and transition to green steel. Labour's multi-union plan promises a £3bn long-term investment to safeguard jobs and sovereign steelmaking capability. The Tories' current plans are criticized for leaving thousands of workers redundant and making the UK the only G20 country unable to make steel from scratch. The government's actions have sparked debates and opposition from various MPs, including those from Wales, who are advocating for the protection of steel production and jobs in the UK. The impact of the government's plans on national security and the quality of steel produced is also a concern.
“A stunted, second tier industrial base.” That’s how the @Telegraph World Economy Editor says the Tories will leave the UK. 👉 Under Labour, steel will forge Britain's future, not be left in our past. 👉 Labour has an industrial strategy worthy of a serious industrial country. https://t.co/NTrp8XBZQp
Tata's top concern is boosting its global profits and it will devastate South Wales to do so. Steelworkers and the people of Port Talbot however are ready to fight for the workers' plan, a plan that would make the UK the green steel capital of Europe ✊ https://t.co/EvI09idnEE
An industrial strategy matching the needs of our times would create jobs in low carbon steel, not cut jobs and leave communities on the scrap-heap. That's why this week I joined the calls for Britain to become the home of clean, green steel production. https://t.co/fayQioJlgm
The Tory Government is repeating the economic vandalism of Thatcher by allowing thousands of steel jobs to be cut. I called on the Government to save these skilled jobs by funding a proper plan that takes advantage of the growing global demand for low carbon green steel. https://t.co/yaa4kzRlI1
Steelworkers in Port Talbot have been speaking of how they fear the town will be decimated by thousands of job cuts https://t.co/1g0We4Wo9U https://t.co/sopii4RyxR
Thank you to @lewishamlabour members for selecting me as Labour’s candidate to be the next Mayor of Lewisham. I’ve spoken to so many members over the last few days and hearing your passion for Lewisham has been inspiring. Thank you to my fantastic colleague @AmandadeRyk who ran… https://t.co/AkDKLAdGlI
Support the steel workers. It’s in all our interests to save these jobs and this vital industry. https://t.co/x1YqhPHdQT
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
Thank you to every Lewisham Labour member who voted for me in the Mayoral selection. It was an honour to stand with @Brenda_Dacres – and I’m looking forward to getting out on the doorstep supporting her to be our next Mayor 🌹 https://t.co/tut9zsI5SX
The government’s half measure on steel threatens job security, economic security & climate security. Ministers should think again 👇 https://t.co/TMumdrxvOb
The plans to close blast furnaces at Port Talbot would be devastating. Workers rallied at parliament yesterday to demand politicians #SaveUKSteel. We need a just transition to green steel, not industrial vandalism dressed up as concern for the climate. https://t.co/JkjZ8oJrMG
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
The govt’s last minute deal is a masterclass in how not to run the transition. Labour will make long term investments through our industrial strategy to protect jobs, safeguard our national capabilities & create jobs rather than throw British steelworkers on the scrapheap. https://t.co/yEjHqRwBk4
The UK Government’s plans would make us the first developed country in the world to have no primary steel making capabilities. By importing primary steel from India, while UK steelworks are decarbonising, we are simply exporting those carbon emissions elsewhere in the world. https://t.co/kFgIJ7hTmI
Thank you @CWUnews @cwuwalesmarches for backing me to become the next Welsh Labour leader. As a former shop steward, I know how hard CWU members work day in day out. I'm honoured and proud to have their support. https://t.co/v3vB9KHG5r
‘Britain is going to be the only major economy that no longer makes its own steel.’ Labour Leader, Sir Keir Starmer, expresses his opposition to closures at Tata Steel. https://t.co/q1x18tnez1
Tata job losses at Port Talbot means Britain is going to be the only major economy in the world that can no longer make its own virgin steel. The Tories have turned their back on south Wales yet again and our country will be less secure as a result #PMQs
The impact of the Government’s steel plans will be massive. There are big questions about the quality of steel produced in electric arc furnaces and what that means for Llanwern. Labour has committed to the future of UK steel, this Gov’s plan is the wrong deal. #weneedoursteel https://t.co/fMEVzvqbvH
Yesterday, steelworkers from across South Wales - including some from Llanwern - came to The House of Commons to hear the Labour-led debate on the need to protect the UK’s steel industry. 🧵 (1/3) https://t.co/Kz18GycflS
The layoffs at Port Talbot have exposed the irrationality of Net Zero. Switching to ‘green’ steel will cost thousands of jobs and could even threaten national security. We are paying a huge price for our elites’ eco-obsessions, writes James Woudhuysen https://t.co/tXssHmLZOd
The Tories are destroying our steel industry. Tonight https://t.co/GIHs737XWf
Steelworkers from south Wales have travelled to Westminster to lobby MPs over plans to cut thousands of jobs https://t.co/lpPhqElLqd
Tata Steel’s devastating decision that will see 1000’s of job loses is impacting families across Cardiff North and leaves the UK as the only G20 nation unable to produce steel My intervention in today's debate 👇 https://t.co/R7Lu4hJeYx
Decarbonisation must never mean deindustrialisation. The Tory-Tata deal will see jobs disappearing to India, with dirtier steel imported back. It will leave Britain as the only G20 country without primary steelmaking- weakening our security. https://t.co/gQXqD9WYED
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
The Tories have wasted millions of pounds of taxpayers money on a plan that will put our security at risk and thousands out of work. Tonight, I voted for @UKLabour’s long-term plan to protect our steel industry for generation to come. https://t.co/SgAySbVLVl
Decarbonisation will not mean deindustrialization under Labour, it'll mean jobs and cheaper energy bills. And British steel! https://t.co/JsaeqziMG4
>Tonight the Tories effectively rejected the workers’ plan to save jobs at Port Talbot. >When corporate giants like Tata Steel can push around elected govts you know that democracy is itself us in peril >3000 job losses even after £500bn govt bung
Under Labour, our steel sector won't just be British heritage. It will be Britain's future. https://t.co/VLfmQ1U084
Decarbonisation will need mean deindustrialization under Labour, it'll mean jobs and cheaper energy bills. And British steel! https://t.co/IdTqKupWHe
Labour stands with our steel industry and I, along with my colleagues, voted to back it in the Chamber tonight. The Tories didn’t bother to vote. https://t.co/t6EQB8U8ej
Under Labour, decarbonisation will never mean deindustrialisation https://t.co/QO0NDQGOAg
✊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
A really important debate going on in Parliament today on protecting steel in the UK. It was great to meet steelworkers from #Wales to hear first-hand of their experiences. Jobs and our proud manufacturing heritage must be protected. https://t.co/otkYYHSzi7
Today @UKLabour has called an Opposition Day debate on protecting UK steel. The government’s current plans for the industry will leave thousands of workers in Port Talbot and Scunthorpe redundant and make the UK the only G20 country unable to make steel from scratch. 1/2
Following discussions yesterday, we have secured a commitment from @UKLabour to demand that: ➡️TATA are not to make any ‘irreversible decisions’ before a general election. ➡️An incoming Labour govt committing £3 billion to secure the future of the Welsh steel industry. #UKSteel https://t.co/q8UXfSjo1y
A @UKLabour would be going full steam ahead with the multi-union plan. Both Tata and steel workers would feel confident that the £3bn long-term investment would be there from a Labour government to protect jobs, our sovereign steelmaking capability and transition to green steel. https://t.co/74fvK1ucEc
Today I stood shoulder to shoulder with steelworkers. It's reckless of the Tories and greedy Tata bosses to allow key steel jobs to be lost when with a proper plan taking advantage of growing demand for steel - and especially low carbon green steel – these jobs could be saved. https://t.co/GbZQiGHjDm
Today we’re forcing a vote on the Government’s bad deal for steel. The Tories are throwing British steelworkers on the scrapheap. Labour will make long term investments through our Green Steel Fund to deliver an alternative future for this vital sector. https://t.co/slBl2KjOkA