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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Simon Goodley

UK will press for job promises in return for Port Talbot investment

Man wearing helmet holding piece of metal
A worker collects a sample from the blast furnace, Port Talbot, south Wales. Photograph: Kara Thomas/Athena Pictures

The UK will press for “job guarantees” in return for taxpayer-funded investment during talks with the Indian-owned Tata Steel about the future of its flagship Port Talbot site.

The new business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, said he believed there was a “better deal available” for the south Wales site and the steel industry as a whole, as he confirmed on Sunday that negotiations with Tata were continuing.

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