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Business Secretary to visit Port Talbot steelworks

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Business Secretary Sajid Javid will travel to Port Talbot today to meet workers and management at the steelworks.

His visit follows the announcement by Tata Steel that they plan to sell off all their UK assets, which could put thousands of Welsh jobs at risk.

Mr Javid will also meet unions, MPs and members of the Welsh Government to discuss the future of the industry.

He's due to work alongside Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns, as well as the Welsh Government to help secure a buyer for Tata’s steel assets.

I’m going to Port Talbot to meet staff and management, who are understandably extremely anxious about their future. I will listen to them, and I want to reassure them myself that the Government is on their side in working hard to achieve a long term solution for them, for the region and for the wider UK steel industry.

Whilst we can’t change the status of the global steel market, we can and are playing a positive role in securing a sustainable future.

– Business Secretary Sajid Javid

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