Tory ministers are under pressure to throw the steel industry a lifeline as firms grapple with sky-high power costs.
Seven in 10 voters think the Government should intervene to “provide competitively priced electricity” to the sector, according to a study.
The survey, which comes as Conservatives prepare to gather in Birmingham for their annual conference starting tomorrow, also showed 80% of the public believe steel is “a strategically important industry that we must maintain”.
