Steel safeguards brought in to protect domestic manufacturers from cheap imports have been extended to 2024.
The trade move has been welcomed by British Steel and Scunthorpe MP Holly Mumby-Croft, a key figure in ensuring the continued protections.
First brought in by the EU after US tariffs were imposed to head off Chinese imports that could have been diverted to Europe, Brexit threatened the continuity, with the Trade Remedies Authority recommending serious watering down.
