The Latest Breaking News from Alasdair McDiarmid

UK steel exports to EU at risk as bloc doubles tariffs and halves quotas

Decision to reduce duty-free quotas by 47% aimed at curbing Chinese imports

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14

‘Vital’ that British steel gets Trump tariff deal after UK-US trade pact, say unions

Starmer should secure deal as soon as possible to exempt UK steel from US levies, says Community union

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025

Job cut fears as Port Talbot state aid deal announced; company insolvencies jump 19% – as it happened

Unions fear that jobs will be lost through £500m green steel subsidy deal with Tata which has been announced today

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023

Steel industry calls for fresh help as Tories prepare to gather for conference

The sector issued a new warning about the impact of high electricity prices hammering production costs

Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022

Tories still importing thousands of tonnes of foreign steel for UK projects

The Government's own Steel Public Procurement report outlined the scale of imports of products from abroad

Daily Mirror · Jul 18, 2022

British steel for underwater cables bringing electricity to Devon from Morocco

Submarine cable manufacturer XLCC , which will make the wires to carry power from North Africa to a North Devon village, signed the UK Steel Charter in a boost for the industry

Daily Mirror · Apr 19, 2022

Britain and US agree on steel tariffs as hopes of broader trade deal recede

Pact ends months of tensions but talks on full free-trade agreement remain far off

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022

Boris Johnson 'optimistic' of US deal to scrap Donald Trump-era steel tariffs

The International Trade Secretary is meeting her American counterpart today - boosting hopes the four-year-old duties could finally be scrapped

Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2022