Rishi Sunak’s government has been accused of “rushing” the rescue deal for Tata Steel which will pump up to £500m into the company while leaving as many as 3,000 workers at risk of losing their jobs.
Tata, the Indian conglomerate owner of the Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales, will use the funding to help switch the plant’s two coal-fired blast furnaces to electric arc versions which can run on zero-carbon electricity.
