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| David Cameron is to visit the steelworks at Port Talbot in south Wales to speak to bosses, unions and staff at the under-threat plant. | David Cameron is to visit the steelworks at Port Talbot in south Wales to speak to bosses, unions and staff at the under-threat plant. |
| The prime minister’s surprise visit on Tuesday comes as a director at the Tata Steel plant seeks to put together a management buyout of the firm’s UK business. | The prime minister’s surprise visit on Tuesday comes as a director at the Tata Steel plant seeks to put together a management buyout of the firm’s UK business. |
| The UK and Welsh governments have offered a package of support worth hundreds of millions of pounds on commercial terms to potential buyers of Tata’s loss-making UK assets, which were put up for sale last month. | |
| Announcing the visit, Cameron’s official spokeswoman said: “He will be having meetings with management, staff and unions. It is an opportunity for the PM to hear first hand their views and discuss the way forward.” | Announcing the visit, Cameron’s official spokeswoman said: “He will be having meetings with management, staff and unions. It is an opportunity for the PM to hear first hand their views and discuss the way forward.” |
| The prime minister will be joined by the Wales secretary, Alun Cairns, for a tour of the plant, which employs more than 4,000 workers, and is due to meet the chief executive of Tata Steel Europe, Hans Fischer. | |
| The business secretary, Sajid Javid – who earlier this month flew to India for talks with Tata’s Mumbai-based bosses – was not present. | The business secretary, Sajid Javid – who earlier this month flew to India for talks with Tata’s Mumbai-based bosses – was not present. |
| The PM’s spokeswoman said it was Cameron’s first visit to the plant, though other ministers, including Javid, had visited on a number of occasions and Cameron had been involved in top-level discussions ever since Tata announced its decision to sell. | The PM’s spokeswoman said it was Cameron’s first visit to the plant, though other ministers, including Javid, had visited on a number of occasions and Cameron had been involved in top-level discussions ever since Tata announced its decision to sell. |
| “The government has been very focused over the last few weeks on making sure it is doing all it can to support a sustainable future for the steel industry in Port Talbot,” she added. | “The government has been very focused over the last few weeks on making sure it is doing all it can to support a sustainable future for the steel industry in Port Talbot,” she added. |
| “As the prime minister has said throughout, we want to do all we can to support a sustainable future for the steel industry in Port Talbot, but we don’t under-estimate the challenges facing the UK steel industry.” | “As the prime minister has said throughout, we want to do all we can to support a sustainable future for the steel industry in Port Talbot, but we don’t under-estimate the challenges facing the UK steel industry.” |