Steel tariffs to be extended despite WTO rules, Boris Johnson indicates

‘We have a system in the UK where we don’t privilege our industry in the way that some other countries do’ - Boris Johnson Photograph: Kenny Holston/AP

Boris Johnson has indicated he plans to retain and extend steel tariffs despite claims that this might put Britain in breach of World Trade Organization rules.

Speaking at the G7 summit in Germany, the prime minister said he wanted to protect the British steel industry and the proposed protectionist measures would be in line with what other European countries were doing.