Double standards to protect steel – politicians

Welsh politicians have accused the UK government of double standards over an emergency bill to protect steel in England.

In a debate discussing a proposed British Steel law to save a Scunthorpe plant, Plaid Cymru and Liberal Democrat MPs criticised the government's plans, saying it had failed to do the same for Port Talbot.

Liz Saville-Roberts, Plaid's Westminster leader, said: "Scunthorpe gets security, Port Talbot gets a pittance."

The bill has since been approved by Parliament and UK ministers say the two steel works are in different situations, and Port Talbot is in a better position because of the Labour government.