Hundreds of steelworkers marched on Westminster today pleading with ministers to save their jobs.
Company bosses and experts fear the sector could be doomed unless the Government slashes energy costs and helps it move to greener production.
Richard Holmes, 39, who has worked at Sheffield’s Marcegaglia plant for 15 years, said: “It’s a dwindling industry. Where I live and work, it was built on steel communities and it’s slowly being eroded away.
