Sarah Champion MP Condemns Government Over Redundancies at Liberty Steel in Rotherham

Reacting to the announcement of 185 redundancies at Liberty Steel in Rotherham, Sarah said:

“I am sickened and beyond angry that a decade of failure from the Conservative Government on steel has led us to the point where 185 Rotherham and Sheffield steel workers face losing their livelihoods.’

‘It is not just 185 jobs, it is 185 families, the businesses in the supply chain and the economic identity of our town.’

‘Rotherham steel workers have been abandoned to their fate by a Government that has never understood the importance of our steel industry or made any effort to develop its enormous potential.’

‘There are simple steps the Government could have taken to prevent this; buy British steel for Government projects, provide competitive energy costs and address punitive business rates. Europe supports its steel industry – why won’t this Government?’

‘For ten years I’ve told the Government what needed to happen to ensure our steel industry could thrive. They have done nothing, and it is Rotherham families who will pay the price for their negligence.”