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UK steelworkers protest as Tata continues to consider bids

Tata says it will consider the bids for its UK business but the process is still ongoing.

After a meeting of the firm's board in Mumbai, a spokesperson said the firm was continuing to evaluate offers as it looked to continue and sustain its UK business.

It comes after hundreds of steelworkers - joined by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn - marched through Westminster to keep the pressure on Tata and the government to save the industry.

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Corbyn joins steelworkers on march through London

The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has joined steelworkers on a march through Westminster to highlight the steel crisis in the UK.

The board of Tata Steel meet in Mumbai on Wednesday to discuss bids for the takeover of its UK assets.

Business Secretary Sajid Javid and Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones have traveled to the India city for talks.

Mr Corbyn called on the government to save the industry.

It's the basis of manufacturing economy. It's got to be saved. The government has got to be prepared to intervene.

– Jeremy Corbyn, Labour leader

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