Another black week for the UK steel industry
Tata Steel has confirmed it plans to cut 1,050 jobs in the UK, with job
losses at Port Talbot, Trostre, Corby and Hartlepool.
Local UKIP MEP Jonathan Arnott described the news about Tata job losses
as “another devastating blow to this country’s steel industry.
“This a black day for the Hartlepool area which can ill afford to lose
any jobs and of course there is always a knock-on effect for local
businesses.
“The North East has already lost thousands of steel industry jobs and the
government needs to start delivering on action and not just talking about it.
Our membership of the EU is one of the reasons jobs are being lost and one of
the reasons we must leave it.”
John Tennant, the Chairman of UKIP Hartlepool added “this news gives
little confidence to Hartlepool residents that the future is bright under the
Labour local administration. Both Labour and the Conservatives have
systematically dismantled our Northern industries and we are seeing entire
communities disappear.”
“We need to offer greater security for manual workers and protect their
livelihoods.”