Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has laid his party’s plans out for the future of steel, underlining how it is “hugely important” for Scunthorpe that the right strategy is in place.
Pledging to match-fund green investment by the industry, while labelling the government a “passive bystander” in tough economic times, he told how there was real concern for the future should the transition to cleaner operations not be made soon.
Flagging up the need for hydrogen and electric arc furnace technology “to secure this vital UK industry, rebuild our industrial strength, and turbocharge an expansion of skilled jobs” he said the steel-making process had to adapt.
