Reform UK gained its first foothold in the Welsh parliament today after Tory Senedd member Laura Anne Jones announced her defection, declaring Nigel Farage to be “a great man”.
The Tata Steel plant at Port Talbot did not close last year. Instead, the (loss making) coal powered blast furnaces were shut down, to be replaced with an Electric Arc Furnace which will use recycled, UK-sourced steel as a feedstock. The transition to an EAF at Port Talbot is being paid for by a £750m investment by Tata Steel and a £500m grant from the UK Government.
The Tata Steel plant at Port Talbot did not close last year. Instead, the (loss making) coal powered blast furnaces were shut down, to be replaced with an Electric Arc Furnace which will use recycled, UK-sourced steel as a feedstock. The transition to an EAF at Port Talbot is being paid for by a £750m investment by Tata Steel and a £500m grant from the UK Government.