Labour will be “more ambitious” than the UK government in its plans for the Tata steelworks in Port Talbot, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
The UK government has promised Port Talbot £500m to move to greener steel, but it could see thousands lose their jobs.
The Labour party leader said he wanted a “plan that preserves the jobs we’ve got”.
The Labour party leader said he wanted a “plan that preserves the jobs we’ve got”.
However Sir Keir did not deny that, once the steelworks transitions to green energy, there would be fewer people working there.
“My biggest concern at the moment is that we have a plan that ends what we’ve got, has an impression of what we might have but hasn’t done the hard yards of the bridge between the two,” he said.
The Conservatives said they were offering “one of the largest government support packages in history”, while Plaid Cymru accused Sir Keir’s plan of lacking detail.
In September the UK government announced extra investment for the Port Talbot steelworks for the installation of new electric arc furnaces.
At the time Tata warned there would be a “transition period including potential deep restructuring” at the plant.
Labour will be “more ambitious” than the UK government in its plans for the Tata steelworks in Port Talbot, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
The Labour party leader said he wanted a “plan that preserves the jobs we’ve got”.
The UK government has promised Port Talbot £500m to move to greener steel, but it could see thousands lose their jobs.
However Sir Keir did not deny that, once the steelworks transitions to green energy, there would be fewer people working there.
The Labour party leader said he wanted a “plan that preserves the jobs we’ve got”.
The Labour party leader said he wanted a “plan that preserves the jobs we’ve got”.
However Sir Keir did not deny that, once the steelworks transitions to green energy, there would be fewer people working there.
“My biggest concern at the moment is that we have a plan that ends what we’ve got, has an impression of what we might have but hasn’t done the hard yards of the bridge between the two,” he said.
The Conservatives said they were offering “one of the largest government support packages in history”, while Plaid Cymru accused Sir Keir’s plan of lacking detail.
In September the UK government announced extra investment for the Port Talbot steelworks for the installation of new electric arc furnaces.
At the time Tata warned there would be a “transition period including potential deep restructuring” at the plant.
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