Following the announcement by prime minister Keir Starmer on British Steel, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:

“We welcome that fact that the government has listened to representations by Unite and other steel unions over the future of British Steel. It has long been clear that nationalisation was needed to protect, jobs, skills and the wider economy.

“This act must now be the first step in a journey to transform our steel industry. We need serious investment on the ground across the industry to create jobs and make Britain a leading producer of green steel.

“This also means addressing uncompetitive high energy costs and ensuring that UK steel is used on all UK infrastructure projects.”

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Unite is the UK and Ireland’s leading union fighting to protect and advance jobs, pay and conditions for members working across all sectors of the economy. The general secretary is Sharon Graham.